Obama Administration announces new Arctic drilling rules

Shell’s Polar Pioneer leaving Dutch Harbor on Oct. 12, heading for Washington state. (Photo by John Ryan, KUCB – Unalaska)The Obama Administration on Thursday issued new regulations covering offshore drilling in the Arctic.
The new rules will hold oil companies in the Arctic to a higher standard than those drilling in other regions, including the Gulf of Mexico.
But currently, there are no companies with plans to drill in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska &mda