Thursday, January 7, 2021
Trump's sale of Arctic refuge drilling rights earns just a fraction of GOP prediction | TheHill
... "The Trump administration railroaded this lease sale through amid a global pandemic and economic recession, and absent any real evidence that pursuing Arctic Refuge oil would provide any significant federal returns. Not surprisingly, today's sale generated significantly less federal revenue than the $1 billion promised by drilling proponents, resulting in a fire sale of some of the most valuable and ecologically significant wilderness remaining in North America," a coalition of major environmental groups like the Sierra Club and Earthjustice said in a release.
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