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Moriarty: Interior scraps Trump’s new Arctic safety, enviro updates
Kay Cashman
Petroleum News
In the current administration’s “eagerness” to do away with Trump’s policies, politics have dictated what should be a scientific process, Kara Moriarty told Petroleum News regarding the U.S. Interior Department May 7 decision not to pursue the former administration’s proposal for changes in Arctic drilling rules offshore Alaska.
A May 7 statement from Interior said existing regulations released by the Obama administration in 2016 remain in effect and “are critical to ensuring adequate safety and environmental protections for this sensitive ecosystem and Alaska Native subsistence activities.” ....

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