Last week, the United State's Senate Budget Committee approved a provision in their budget bill that would allow for drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Drilling in ANWR has been hotly debated for years, pitting those who want to protect the area against those who want the oil.
The Chair of the Budget committee, NH's Senator Judd Gregg has endorsed the move to include ANWR.
And that has many in New Hampshire's environmental community angry with the man once voted conservationist of the Year.
New Hampshire Public Radio's Rebecca Kaufman has more.
