Trump administration announces plans to drill in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Tens of thousands of caribou cross these lands each year in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

(CNN)Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Monday announced plans for an oil and gas leasing program in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, clearing the way for drilling in the remote Alaskan area.

Bernhardt said a future lease of the federally-owned land will make the entire 1.5 million acre Coastal Plain area available.

Bernhardt said the announcement "marks a new chapter in American energy independence" and predicted it could "create thousands of new jobs."

Drilling in these controversial areas of the Alaskan arctic has long been controversial. A 2017 law required the department to hold two lease sales in the refuge by 2024. A date for those sales has not yet been set, Bernahrdt said.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/17/politics/trump-arctic-wildlife-drilling/index.html

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1. Die a horrible death, every one of you (R)'s that allowed this.

A pox on your miserable, wretched souls.

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2. This alone is more than enough reason to vote for Biden and EVERY Democrat

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3. There would be nothing left to this planet if it were up to the Repigs.