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Polarizing Move
U.S. oil and gas development Polar bear critical habitat designated by the U.S. I Sea ice and water - Terrestrial dens Leased area Active well ASIA AREA ENLARGED Beaufort Sea NORTH AMERICA PACIFIC Maritime boundary claimed by Canada Barrow Maritime boundary claimed by -the U.S. OCEAN Chukchi Sea ALASKA ARCTIC CIRCLE RUSSIA O mi 150 O km 150 Hooper Bay Bering Sea CANADA U.S.
Polarizing Move
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So far, reactions have been mixed. The state of Alaska and Alaska Native corporations, which rely heavily on oil and gas dollars, say the red tape and the habitat’s vast size will spell huge revenue...
losses. Environmentalists cheer the move but fear it won’t be enforced. To save polar bears, they say, list them as endangered, not threatened. That would bolster legal protections and leave more room to tackle the chief threat to the animals’ territory: the greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change.
—Jeremy Berlin
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