Company drops plan for an aerial geological survey of Alaska’s Arctic refuge
The move came after U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials warned that the overflights could pose serious risks to wildlife and Alaska Native subsistence hunting.
July 16, 2019
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An aerial survey intended to gather geologic data in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will not be conducted this summer.
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