Number: RL33872
Title: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): New Directions in the 110th Congress
Authors: M. Lynne Corn and Bernard A. Gelb, Resources, Science, and Industry Division; Kristina Alexander, American Law Division 
Abstract: The conflict between high oil potential and nearly pristine nature in the Refuge creates a dilemma: should Congress open the area for energy development or should the area's ecosystem continue to be protected from development, perhaps permanently? What factors should determine whether, or when, to open the area? If the area is opened, to what extent can damages be avoided, minimized, or mitigated? To what extent should Congress legislate special management to guide the manner of any development, and to what extent should federal agencies be allowed to manage the area under existing law?
Pages: 15
Date: June 18, 2008