Interview: Bruce Babbitt opposing oil and gas in Bristol Bay and leasing at Teshekpuk

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Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt was in Alaska this week to drum up opposition to the federal proposal for oil and gas drilling in Bristol Bay. But he also spoke out against the lease sale plan near Teshekpuk Lake.

UPDATE: In the attached audio we refer to NEPA as the “National Environmental Protection Act.” In fact, it’s the National Environmental Policy Act.

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage

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