Interior asking public not ‘if’, but ‘how’ to allow drilling in ANWR
https://www.ktoo.org/2018/05/31/interior-asking-public-not-if-but-how-to-allow-drilling-in-anwr/...At the meeting, officials said the Trump administration must move forward with oil lease sales in ANWR. The Department of Interior’s Joe Balash said that’s because of specific language in the law Congress passed last year allowing drilling in ANWR.
“The statutory provisions say, ‘DOI shall’,†Balash said.
Testimony at the meeting was mixed. Many protesters came inside to speak against development, citing impacts to subsistence, the climate, and the value of untouched wilderness. Others with labor and industry groups spoke in favor of development. Jason Alward was there representing Operating Engineers Local 302.
“The leases, the development, the production of ANWR’s natural resources are vital to our future. And this project can be done responsibly.â€...