A judge has ruled in favor of environmental groups in their effort to block the Trump administration’s push to re-open large portions of Arctic waters to oil drilling.
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Offshore drilling public meeting draws supporters, critics and criticism
The Wednesday night meeting was the only opportunity for Alaskans to comment on the draft proposal in person. But it wasn’t what some participants had hoped for.
Inupiat leaders say offshore drilling proposal ‘ignored’ local concerns
In a recent letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, VOICE wrote, “with respect to the Arctic [Outer Continental Shelf] announcement on the [Draft Proposed Program], we feel the concerns of local organizations were ignored and that deeply disturbs us.”
Borough mayor on new potential development coming to the North Slope
On ANWR and the new offshore plan, the mayor says that communication with the federal government will be key.
It’s not just the Arctic. Trump’s offshore drilling plans rattle coastal communities across Alaska.
The Trump administration has proposed opening almost all Alaska waters to oil and gas leasing, from Southeast to the Bering Strait to the Arctic. That includes areas that have never seen drilling, and it’s raising concerns in Alaska’s coastal communities.
Trump administration proposes vast increase to offshore oil leasing in Alaska
The draft plan includes the Arctic, but also waters where Alaskans haven’t contemplated oil development for many years, if ever.
Feds move forward with review of Hilcorp’s Arctic drilling plans
The federal government is moving forward with its review of Hilcorp’s proposal to drill offshore for oil in the Arctic.
Obama bans future oil leases in much of Arctic, Atlantic
President Barack Obama has designated the bulk of U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic Ocean as indefinitely off limits to future oil and gas leasing.
Obama administration announces new rules for Arctic drilling
“At first blush it does appear the federal government is creating additional cumbersome regulations that will make it more challenging to entice companies back to the Arctic when oil prices rebound,” said an Alaska Oil and Gas Association representative.
388 scientists ask Obama to stop offshore lease sale
Fairbanks scientist Eugénie Euskirchen says most of her colleagues think offshore drilling could be bad for the Arctic.