Interior Department Rolls Out First Rules For Arctic Drilling

WASHINGTON –- The Obama administration on Friday proposed the first rules for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic.

The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the rules, which aren’t yet final. Brian Salerno, director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, said the rules would help ensure Arctic resources “are developed safely and responsibly.”

The rules will be open for public comment for 60 days.

The Huffington Post