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July 23, 2015

Obama Administration Issues Permits to Shell to Drill in Arctic 
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The Obama administration has issued two permits to allow Shell to begin
oil drilling in the Arctic's remote Chukchi Sea. Earlier this year, a
report by the Department of the Interior calculated that there would be
a "75 percent chance of one or more large spills" in the Chukchi Sea if
Shell drills there.

 

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