1002 Area
The question of whether to Oil drilling, drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has been an ongoing political controversy in the United States since 1977. As of 2017, Republican Party (United States), Republicans have attempted to allow drilling in ANWR almost fifty times, finally being successful with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. ANWR comprises of the north Alaskan coast. The land is situated between the Beaufort Sea to the north, Brooks Range to the south, and Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, Prudhoe Bay to the west. It is the largest National Wildlife Refuge, protected wilderness in the United States and was created by United States Congress, Congress under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980. Section 1002 of that act deferred a decision on the management of oil and gas exploration and development of in the coastal plain, known as the "1002 area". The controversy surrounds Oil well, drilling for oil in this subsection of A ...
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Northern Alaska National Wildlife Range (ANWR), Coastal Plain 1002 Area (41004364390)
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