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Trump exempts oil exploration in Arctic petroleum reserve from environmental reviews

First reported 8 Oct, 20:00 UTCUpdated 2d ago3 sources

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The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. The Interior Department issued a notice exempting wintertime oil and gas exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska from the reviews. The exemption will apply to seismic…

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From the Left
Trump Administration Seeks to Exempt Oil and Gas Exploration in the Western Arctic from Environmental Review and Public Comment

As part of the Trump administration’s ongoing push to illegally expand oil and gas drilling into long-protected Arctic public lands in Alaska, the Department of the Interior today announced a categorical exclusion that aims to exempt oil and gas exploration projects from individual review under the National…

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Trump exempts oil exploration in Arctic petroleum reserve from environmental reviews

The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. The Interior Department issued a notice exempting wintertime oil and gas exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska from the reviews. The exemption will apply to seismic…

From the Right
Interior Dept. exempts Alaska oil exploration from environmental review

The Trump administration is exempting wintertime oil and gas exploration from environmental review in the National Petroleum Reserve, a massive area on Alaska's North Slope.

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  1. Common DreamsFar LeftUSMixed factuality
    Trump Administration Seeks to Exempt Oil and Gas Exploration in the Western Arctic from Environmental Review and Public Comment (opens Common Dreams in a new tab)

    As part of the Trump administration’s ongoing push to illegally expand oil and gas drilling into long-protected Arctic public lands in Alaska, the Department of the Interior today announced a categorical exclusion that aims to exempt oil and gas exploration projects from individual review under the National…

  2. The HillCenterUSHigh factuality
    Trump exempts oil exploration in Arctic petroleum reserve from environmental reviews (opens The Hill in a new tab)

    The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. The Interior Department issued a notice exempting wintertime oil and gas exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska from the reviews. The exemption will apply to seismic…

  3. The Washington TimesRightUSMostly factual
    Interior Dept. exempts Alaska oil exploration from environmental review (opens The Washington Times in a new tab)

    The Trump administration is exempting wintertime oil and gas exploration from environmental review in the National Petroleum Reserve, a massive area on Alaska's North Slope.

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