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  • US Interior Department to Forgo Environmental Studies, Expand Fossil Fuel Activities in Alaska

    US Interior Department to Forgo Environmental Studies, Expand Fossil Fuel Activities in Alaska

    The federal government said this week that it plans to waive environmental review requirements for winter oil and gas exploration in the 23-million acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska within the state’s North Slope. Environmental law organization Earthjustice said in a statement that the administration is using  old environmental studies from ecologically distinct areas to justify expanded…