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Ryan Zinke moves to open Arctic refuge to drilling

By Josh Siegel
Published April 19, 2018 3:19pm ET
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Ryan Zinke moves to open Arctic refuge to drilling
The Trump administration will start the process to open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. | (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

The Trump administration on Friday will start the process of opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and natural gas drilling.

The Interior Department will publish a notice in the Federal Register of its intent to do a draft environmental impact statement for energy leasing in the refuge known as ANWR. The agency will accept public comments for 60 days starting Friday.

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