Oil, gas drilling in pristine Alaska refuge takes step ahead
A notice being published Friday in the
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Addressing fellow
"I really didn't care about it, and then when I heard that everybody wanted it — for 40 years, they've been trying to get it approved, and I said, 'Make sure you don't lose ANWR,'" Trump said.
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The plan being published Friday starts a 60-day environmental review that includes public meetings in
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The state's all-Republican congressional delegation welcomed the move as a step "to responsible energy development."
"The Trump administration's reckless dash to expedite drilling and destroy the
The Trump administration and congressional
Environmental groups and other critics call those projections wildly optimistic, saying low global oil prices and high exploration costs are likely to limit drilling revenue.
The administration plan calls for at least two major lease sales over the next decade in at least 400,000 acres (625 square miles) each in the refuge's coastal plain. Surface development would be limited to 2,000 acres (3 square miles).
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