STEVE INSKEEP, Host: NPR's business news starts with Arctic drilling still on hold.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, Host: Shell cannot drill without these permits, which now go back to the EPA for further review.
Environmental groups and Native Americans are enjoying what they consider a small victory in their battle to stop Shell Oil from drilling exploratory wells in the Arctic off Alaska's coast. Shell wants to drill this year. But an EPA appeals board has found regulators did not adequately consider the impact that air pollutants from the drilling operations would have on nearby communities.