Environment America: Interior Department Makes an Important Move to Slow Development of Arctic Leases
August 04, 2021
August 04, 2021
DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 4 (TNSPol) -- Environment America issued the following statement:
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The Department of the Interior announced Tuesday that it will begin a new environmental review of oil drilling's impact on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The review will include examining the effects of drilling on such wildlife as caribou and polar bears, as well as on surface waters and climate change.
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The Department of the Interior announced Tuesday that it will begin a new environmental review of oil drilling's impact on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The review will include examining the effects of drilling on such wildlife as caribou and polar bears, as well as on surface waters and climate change.
Under the Trump administration, n . . .