U.S. cancels public comment period for Alaska oil and gas lease sale
Announcement follows Biden’s Jan. 27 executive order pausing oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters The United States’
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Arctic drilling: Alaska employee who flagged environmental review violations claims whistleblower protection
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, a federal agency that protects whistleblowers, is supporting an Alaska employee who complained the
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Washington urged to cancel offshore plans in Arctic
Democrats in Congress are sounding the alarm about the Interior Department’s efforts to hold an offshore oil lease sale in
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Washington wants input on offshore drilling in Arctic, environmentalists cry foul
The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is beginning work on a lease sale next year in Arctic
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U.S. Interior Secretary affirms 2008 Chukchi lease sale
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Tuesday validated the 2008 sale of oil and gas leases in the Chukchi Sea, a
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Review of environmental impact of proposed Chukchi drilling expected within 10 months
A new-and-improved analysis of environmental impacts from oil-and-gas leasing in the Chukchi Sea is expected to be done by March,
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Court rules 2008 Chukchi Sea lease sale fell short on considering environmental risks
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the U.S. Department of Interior failed to properly consider environmental risks of
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Alaska: Pew Trust proposes Arctic drilling standards
The Interior Department’s top offshore oil official says he welcomes a detailed set of recommendations from the Pew Trust on
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