Chukchi Sea News

Shell's Arctic Drilling a Threat for Pacific Walrus

or cumulative effects from multiple oil and gas exploration activities on foraging or migrating walruses." But Shell's two proposed drill sites are only 9 miles apart, the groups said. The Interior Department granted Shell conditional approval to begin exploratory drilling this summer in the Chukchi Sea, off the northwest coast of Alaska, huffingtonpost.com reports. "We ask you to take immediate action to address this basic deficiency in Shell’s drilling plan and permit applications, protect the Pacific walrus, and ensure agency decisions resulting from the review of Shell&rsquo