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Biden urged to go further after ‘strong step’ toward protecting Arctic Refuge from drilling Until the leases are canceled, they will remain a threat to one of the wildest places left in America.
Protesters march in support of Arctic environmental protections at a rally in Fairbanks, Alaska on May 7, 2017.
Environmental campaigners in Alaska and across the country are
cautiously celebrating the Biden administration’s Tuesday decision to
suspend some fossil fuel drilling leases that were sold in the Arctic
shortly before former President Donald Trump left office while also
calling on Congress to provide permanent protections to one of the
Turbulent seas long have created problems for Cape Hatteras, a long barrier island off the North Carolina coast that is home to the country s first national seashore. Pounding waves and storm surge related to hurricanes and nor easters shift beaches around, and even erase them.
Decades of those natural processes have meant dune erosion and almost annual repairs to the highway that runs down the scenic island that lures beachgoers, surf casters, and summer vacationers.
Against those impacts, a plan by
Cape Hatteras National Seashore has been approved to allow state and local governments to haul in sand from the seabed, when needed, to buttress the island against storms. It s a 20-year plan that could somewhat disrupt wildlife and marine life, but which includes about 13 miles of beach to serve as a control of sorts against which to measure the impacts of dredging or pumping up sand and dumping it onshore.
The San Juan Generating Station is pictured Monday, April 19, 2021, in Waterflow.
Enchant Energy faces “insurmountable” obstacles as it works to acquire the San Juan Generating Station and retrofit it with carbon capture technology, according to David Schissel, director of resource planning analysis for the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Schissel authored a report released on Thursday looking at the lack of investors and progress on the project.
He said his key message is that the project has not made much progress and that investors are “clearly skeptical.” He said there are likely insurmountable economic issues and that the community near the San Juan Generating Station should be prepared for the power plant to close, which will lead to lost jobs and lost tax revenue.