Opening Arctic for Drilling Is Trump Priority, Key Senator Says
- Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski also pressing for ANWR development
- Administration can rewrite Obama blueprint for selling leases
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Senator Lisa Murkowski said President Donald Trump is interested in opening up new coastal waters for oil and gas drilling and reversing Obama-era policies that restrict energy development in Alaska.
Both Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke are weighing ways to expand opportunities to drill in Arctic waters though the changes could take years to accomplish administratively, Murkowski said in an interview on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference in Houston.