US Interior Dept approves oil drilling in Arctic refuge
Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2020
The US Department of the Interior approved oil and gas drilling on Monday in Alaska's pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that drilling leases could be auctioned off by the end of the year. Environmental groups vowed to fight the move to allow drilling in the remote area of northeast Alaska