A problem the public faces on this matter is that (1) the Trump administration has shown a strong bias towards business (expanding and increasing) which isn't a bad thing necessarily, particularly if it means more and better jobs in America. And (2), the Center for Biological Diversity frequently and greatly hypes potential risks and hazards to wildlife & their habitats. They oppose opening the Arctic and other areas to resource exploration and development, chiefly oil and gas. Hence, CBD is NOT OBJECTIVE in their petition; their agenda is to stop oil and gas development, and WANT polar bears, Pacific walrus, ice seals, and other wildlife listed as T/E, REGARDLESS of what scientific data indicates, for the purposes of stopping resource exploration and development projects. CBD seeks out scientists whose opinions support their agenda, casting scientific opinions as "science" when they are two very different things. Read the federal register notice and data before supporting CBD's case.