How a new snow study further complicates the Trump administration’s rush to drill in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

A UAF study found a surprising lack of snow cover crucial to drilling operations. The administration's EIS didn't seem to take that possibility into account.

By Dermot Cole September 9, 2019
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On his second day with the Trump administration, Alaskan Joe Balash learned he would be personally responsible for completing environmental studies and conducting an oil lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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