Obama Bans Drilling in Bristol Bay

December 18, 2014 By: Erin Block

President Obama has exercised his executive authority and has indefinitely barred oil and gas development in Alaska’s Bristol Bay. “It is a beautiful natural wonder, and it’s something that’s too precious to us to just be putting out to the highest bidder,” said Mr. Obama. Find out more about the importance of the Bristol Bay ecosystem in a post by Tanya Somanader on White House.gov.