The Trump administration on Monday finalized a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, putting it on track ...
Three polar bears are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in this undated handout photo provided by the US Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Image Library on Dec 21, 2005. WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Monday finalised a plan to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, putting it on track to issue decades-long leases in the pristine wilderness area before a potential change in US leadership.
A Republican-passed tax bill in 2017 opened the area to oil and gas leasing, a key pillar of US President Donald Trump's agenda to expand fossil fuel production. If found, oil production could begin in ANWR in about eight years, Bernhardt said, with activity lasting about 50 years.The 19 million acre refuge is home to wildlife populations including Porcupine caribou and polar bears and has been off-limits to drilling for decades. In recent months, several big US banks have said recently they will not finance oil and gas projects in the Arctic region.
The Gwich'in Steering Committee, which represents tribes that depend on the caribou for subsistence, tweeted that"the fight to protect the calving grounds of the porcupine caribou is not over."Bernhardt said companies would bid on leases despite a lack of seismic testing that is a precursor to drilling. A year-end sale could thwart subsequent efforts by a potential Democratic administration in 2021 to stop drilling in ANWR.
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