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Obama Administration Blocks Oil Drilling in Arctic

HeadlineOct 19, 2015

In a victory for environmentalists, the Obama administration has ended the possibility of oil drilling in the Arctic for the rest of President Obama’s tenure. The administration canceled plans to sell new drilling leases and refused to extend leases that were previously sold. The move comes after Shell halted its $7 billion bid to drill for oil in the Arctic.

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