Democratic bill would make coastal plain of ANWR designated wilderness
- Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Feb 5, 2021
- 1 min read
Lawmakers are seeking to block further drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) by designating its coastal plain as wilderness.
The legislation comes as a last-minute lease sale held by the Trump administration raised just $14.4 million dollars, well below the billion dollars a 2017 bill projected the government would earn alongside a second sale.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/537434-democrats-seek-to-block-further-arctic-drilling
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