Energy and Environment

House GOP uses funding bill to attack Arctic drilling rules

By Kyle Feldscher
Published July 14, 2016 3:02am ET
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House GOP uses funding bill to attack Arctic drilling rules
Interior officials touted the regulation as being one of the strictest rules ever for offshore drilling due to the unique challenges of drilling in the Arctic. It’s estimated the regulations would cost industry about $2 billion over the next 10 years. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) | Elaine Thompson

The Department of Interior finalized new safety rules for drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska last week, but it took just six days for House Republicans to find a way to block them.

Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, offered an amendment to a $32.1 billion spending bill for Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency that would prohibit the department from spending any money on the new regulations. The amendment passed on a voice vote and will be included in the final bill, which could be voted on Wednesday night.

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