Environmental

Investigation Sought of Obama Administration’s Approval of Shell’s Arctic Drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2016.  Conservation groups have filed an administrative complaint urging the Obama administration to investigate last summer’s controversial approval of Shell’s oil drilling in the Chukchi Sea, which resulted from a rushed environmental review to meet the company’s timeline. The complaint urges an investigation of the “loss of scientific integrity” at the Department of the Interior. The approval triggered worldwide protests against Shell’s drilling plans, including a “kayaktivist” blockade in Seattle and demonstrations…

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