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Obama Will Move to Protect Vast Arctic Habitat in Alaska

2015-01-25 19:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: President Obama will ask Congress to increase environmental protections for millions of acres of pristine animal habitat in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, in a move that has already led to fierce opposition from the states Republican lawmakers. The White House announced Sunday that Mr. Obama would ask Congress to designate 12 million of the refuges 19 million acres as wilderness. The wilderness designation is the strongest level of federal protection afforded to public lands, and...

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