Trump Greenlights Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but Will Oil Companies Show Up?

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By The ConversationAug 24, 2020, 9:01 am149 pts
By Scott L. Montgomery The Trump administration has announced that it is opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development – the latest twist in a decades-long battle over the fate of this remote area. Its timing is truly terrible. Low oil prices, a pandemic-driven recession and…

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