GAO: ANWR Cleanup Costs Not Counted

A report by the General Accounting Office says oil firms haven't earmarked as much a $6 billion in future cleanup costs as a result of drilling near the drilling in the nearby Arctic National Wildlife Refuge park.

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July 9, 2002, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The report by the General Accounting Office, Congress' investigative arm, adds another wrinkle to a debate over a Republican-backed plan to allow drilling in the nearby Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) which Democrats have vowed to defeat on environmental grounds."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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