Land and minerals chief resigns with questions in his wake

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Joe Balash, the Alaskan leading the Interior Department's plans to auction the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge'scoastal plain for oil development, has resigned, effective at the end of the month.Balash, in the Senate-confirmed position of assistant secretary of land and minerals management, said in a textlast night that the decision was "bittersweet" and personal, but that he is leaving his leadership role in the Trumpadministration "on good terms."Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the resignation on Twitter. Balash's last day will be Aug. 30,according to a resignation letter he provided to E&E News.