Obama Sets Up Group to Coordinate Alaska Oil Exploration
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President Barack Obama created an interagency working group led by the Interior Department to oversee oil and natural gas exploration in Alaska.
The group will coordinate permit decisions and environmental reviews for onshore and offshore projects, including Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s plan to drill in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, David Hayes, deputy Interior secretary and the working-group leader, told reporters today in Washington.