House Republicans on Wednesday dropped a vote on a bill to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling.

Supporters said they didn't have enough votes to pass the measure even after adding a provision aimed at benefiting coal miners.

House Democrats and some Republicans from the Northeast have fought ANWR drilling. The closely-divided Senate has voted down drilling.

Get the Story:
House takes ANWR drilling off its agenda (The Anchorage Daily News 6/17)
ANWR has left the House (The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 6/17)

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