White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge
via theguardian.com
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National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved The Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting widespread criticism from environmental conservation organizations. On Thursday, the interior secretary announced the opening of 1.56m acres across ANWR’s coastal plains, […]