Obama to Propose Protecting 1.4 Million Acres of Arctic Refuge

Posted on AllSides January 25th, 2015
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President Barack Obama will propose blocking 1.4 million acres (556,000 hectares) of Arctic refuge from oil and gas drilling, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.

The administration plans to propose designating the area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, the highest level of federal protection that would ban oil and gas drilling, the newspaper reported, citing people briefed on the plan.

The move is certain to spark yet another fight with Republicans, who have fought for 35 years over how to manage what is known as ANWR,...

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