RE: Legally no case23 Jan 2021 12:18
“... in Kaktovik, the only community inside the coastal plain, some indigenous Inupiat residents greeted news of a lease sale with enthusiasm. Matthew Rexford, Kaktovik's tribal administrator, says drilling would boost the local economy.
"We have watched oil and gas development on the North Slope for almost 50 years," he says, referring to Prudhoe Bay. He says that through regulation and oversight "all impacts from exploration and development can be mitigated to preserve the area...”