Energy bill faces Senate debate

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2002

The Senate today is expected to take up a long-delayed energy bill that doesn't include opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling.

Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) says Republican supporters of development don't have the votes to bring the issue to the table. A proposal the Department of Interior floated to limit drilling was rejected by key GOP lawmakers.

Get the Story:
Bush ANWR plan likely dead in Senate (AP 3/5)

Relevant Links:
Oil Issues in ANWR, US Fish and Wildlife - http://arctic.fws.gov/issues1.html
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Pro-Development site - http://www.anwr.org

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