Interior Secretary justifies quick Chukchi lease sale

Today, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne used the numbers from yesterday’s Chukchi Sea oil and gas lease sale as a justification for not delaying the sale until after he decides whether to list polar bears as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act.

Joel Southern, APRN – Washington, DC

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