Oil drilling banned in Arctic area that attracts walrus

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 11:30 in Earth & Climate

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A plateau on the Arctic Ocean floor, where thousands of Pacific walrus gather to feed and raise pups, has received new protections from the Obama administration that recognize it as a biological hot spot and mark it off-limits to future oil drilling....

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