Feds Approve Shell's Arctic Drilling Plans

Kayaktivists trailing the Polar Pioneer, one of Shell's rigs that's now moored in Port Angeles. Kelly O
The city of Seattle, a handful of permits, and ice are now the only things standing in the way of Shell's plans to drill in the Arctic over the next two years.
Today, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved Shell's exploration plan for the Chukchi Sea this summer, which, until today, had been one of the company's biggest regulatory challenges. Shell's plans also involve mooring