AN EXCERPT: Parts of America’s Arctic waters, long a battleground between environmentalists and the energy industry, will be open for oil and natural gas drilling in four years, the Obama administration said Tuesday — the same day Shell announced it had successfully tested a new spill containment system for its planned Arctic exploration this summer.
Details will be released Thursday, but Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told reporters the idea is to adopt “targeted leasing” — opening some areas in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas for drilling while protecting others critical for native subsistence and ecosystem health.
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