Seismic

A local group from Alaska failed to meet a critical deadline in their proposal to conduct a seismic survey at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Department of the Interior said. The failure effectively ends the survey that would have…

Assessing the potential impact on polar bears had been a stumbling block in approving a seismic survey in the refuge. An earlier proposal from 2018 was ultimately put on hold as an environmental review and work was done to determine the…