New ANWR analysis questioned

FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2002

Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) on Thursday wrote a letter to Secretary of Interior Gale Norton to determine whether politics affected a decision to review an Arctic National Wildlife Refuge report.

The U.S. Geological Survey released summaries last week on how drilling would affect wildlife, such as caribou and musk oxen. But a new analysis was requested by the USGS director in order to determine whether limited development would have the same effect.

Get the Story:
ANWR review unnecessary,Lieberman says (The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 4/5)
ANWR review attacked (Mcclatchy News Service 4/5)

Get the Report (Note: links on this page are slow to download):
Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain Terrestrial Wildlife Research Summaries (U.S. Geological Survey Biological Science Report: USGS/BRD/BSR-2002-0001, March 29, 2001)

Relevant Links:
Gwich'in Steering Committee - http://www.alaska.net/~gwichin
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Pro-Development site - http://www.anwr.org

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