Trump administration opens sensitive Arctic areas to oil development

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday released its plan to open environmentally sensitive areas in Arctic Alaska to oil development, overturning some protections that go back decades.

The plan released by the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management revokes an Obama-era management system for a huge swathe of federal land on the western North Slope, the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

The Trump plan, contained in a final environmental impact statement, opens 18.7 million acres of the 23 million-acre reserve to development. The Obama-ere plan in effect since 2013 allowed oil development on about half of the reserve.

Administration officials said the action is needed to boost oil production.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-opens-sensitive-arctic-214856452.html

[Budi]

1. Going out in a blaze ain't he. Btw, Putin would like Alaska back.

Surely there's a few unfinished deals to be made before the end of the year.

[Bev54]

2. This will be challenged in court as all his environmental

destruction has been and he is not winning the game. I expect this will as well. The oil companies may want it but there is not argument for the need of more oil and if anyone did the cost of extracting that oil, it is a big loser at today's prices. I expect a challenge to this stupid stunt will stop it.

[Nictuku]

3. I HATE him so much.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. Ditto.

Thanks for saying it, so I didn’t have to.

[littlemissmartypants]

5. Me too, Nictuku. ❤ nt

[Mickju]

6. I do too and it's absolutely heartbreaking.

It also pisses me off.

[Nictuku]

8. I know! me too

I do not go around with so much hate in my heart. Until DJT.

[progree]

7. Opening it up for Russian oil development? Don't forget to supply a few U.S. troops for the

Russians to use for target practice, Benedict Donald.