Seismic Exploration on Hold for Arctic Refuge; Polar Bears Breathe a Sigh of Relief

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Seismic Exploration on Hold for Arctic Refuge; Polar Bears Breathe a Sigh of Relief

  [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ashington – Media inquiries to the Department of the Interior have confirmed that SAExploration will not be conducting seismic exploration on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this winter during the 2018-2019 seismic season. We continue to await BLM’s release of its Environmental Assessment of SAE’s seismic proposal, to be followed […]

New Legislation Would Repeal Disastrous Arctic Refuge Drilling Provision

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New Legislation Would Repeal Disastrous Arctic Refuge Drilling Provision

WASHINGTON – Tuesday, Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), joined by original cosponsors Representatives Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), introduced the “Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act” in the U.S. House of Representatives that would repeal a provision in the controversial December tax legislation mandating drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife […]

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