The final decision on designating more of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as protected wilderness rests with Congress, but the Interior Department plans to immediately begin managing the area under that level of protection. (Subhankar Banerjee / Associated Press)
Grave markers at the Kaktovik, Alaska, village cemetery are partly visible above the snow in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Jack Smith / Associated Press)
A file photo of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
