It normally takes months for government scientists to analyze the environmental impact of oil drilling. Trump is using every trick in the book to auction off Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as soon as possible.
U.S. Geological Survey director Jim Reilly, who—surprise, surprise—used to work for the oil industry, is telling scientists how to count polar bear dens in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Ignoring threats to environmental health, worker safety issues, economic fair play violations, labor standards infractions, and more is not the way to get the country through the COVID-19 crisis.