Guardian: The federal government intends to hold a major oil and gas lease sale this autumn in portions of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, officials in Washington, DC, announced yesterday. The Bureau of Land Management, which acts as landlord for the Indiana-sized reserve on Alaska’s North Slope, today issued a “record of decision” spelling out land to be leased. Much of the NPR-A has been the subject of environmental challenges in court. “The rapid increase in energy costs …