New bill aims to reverse Obama restrictions on offshore drilling

A U.S. House panel took up a bill Wednesday that would, among other things, block new environmental and safety standards the Obama administration imposed on Arctic offshore drilling.http://media.aprn.org/2017/ann-20171011-03.mp3The Obama administration argued that environmental concerns and difficult operating conditions required tougher standards in the Arctic than in other parts of the country.
At the House hearing today, Alaska Rep. Don Young asked a witness from the American Petroleum Instit