ANCHORAGE, Alaska—
There is expected to be heated public testimony Wednesday night about the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) hearing.
Public testimony starts at 7 p.m. at the library in Anchorage.
Supporters and people concerned about drilling in the Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf are expected to give testimony.
Lease sale 193 was challenged in court by environmental groups and Alaska Native organizations.
That led to the U.S District Court for the District of Alaska asking for further analysis.
The revised draft released this summer now has additional information in it and addresses specific concerns, including the idea of a possible oil spill.
