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US to allow Shell to drill for oil in Arctic Ocean

Move comes four months after Obama administration opened portion of Atlantic coast for new offshore drilling

Published Tue, May 12, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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THE Obama administration on Monday gave conditional approval to allow Shell to start drilling for oil off the Alaskan coast this summer, a major victory for the petroleum industry and a devastating blow to environmentalists.

The decision adds a complex new chapter to the environmental legacy of President Barack Obama, who has pursued the most ambitious environmental agenda of any president but has sought to balance those moves by opening up untouched federal waters to new oil and gas drilling.

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