NEW YORK, Oct. 9 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release:

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Trump Administration Cuts Environmental Review for Winter Drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic

New Interior categorical exclusion allows wells, ice roads and seismic surveys in the National Petroleum Reserve without project-specific environmental assessment or opportunity for public comment

October 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The I . . .

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