The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to reverse a 2017 la...
FILE PHOTO: A polar bear keeps close to her young along the Beaufort Sea coast in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska in a March 6, 2007 handout photo. Susanne Miller/US Fish and Wildlife Service/Handout via REUTERS
The bill, sponsored by Representative Jared Huffman, a Democrat from California, passed 225-193. The measure is not expected to gain traction in the Republican-led Senate. But Democrats, who lead the House, are seeking to pressure Republicans that have supported President Donald Trump’s weakening and overturning of rules meant to limit emissions of gases scientists link to climate change.
“It’s the world’s biggest postage stamp if it is, and it would certainly despoil the beating heart of America’s largest wildlife refuge,” if drilling moves forward, Huffman said.
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