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Organizations that sought to block the issuance of leases expressed disappointment with Gleason s ruling but vowed to keep fighting.
“This administration steamrolled through a disrespectful, harmful, illegal leasing plan, and we plan to stop it,” said Bernadette Demientieff, executive director of the Gwich’in Steering Committee, which was formed by Indigenous leaders who oppose drilling in the refuge. “While that didn’t happen today, that day will come.”
Nicholas Goodwin, a spokesperson for the U.S. Interior Department, called the ruling expected and unsurprising. The Department of the Interior looks forward to proceeding with appropriate dispatch to achieve the clear direction it received from Congress in 2017.”
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The Recording Academy has announced that it is scheduling the Grammy Awards ceremony to March 14, from its planned January 31 date, due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.
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Music lovers may have to wait a little bit longer to enjoy the year’s best. The Recording Academy has announced that it is scheduling the Grammy Awards ceremony to March 14, from its planned January 31 date, due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. The surges of covid-19 cases in Los Angeles prompted the organisers to shift the date of the ceremony, which is considered the Oscars of music world. Though vaccines have started being administered in the US, the cases are also climbing, especially in Los Angeles, the home of ceremonies like Grammys, Golden Globes and Oscars.
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