Thursday, November 20th, 2008
9th Cir: Hard Look at Beaufort Sea Drilling
The 9th Circuit this morning reversed the Interior Department’s approval of Shell Oil’s plan for three years of exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea, and remanded for a “hard look” under NEPA.
Alaska Wilderness League v. Kempthorne, 2008 WL _______ (9th Cir. Nov. 20, 2008).
Deidre McDonnell from Earthquake in Juneau represents several environmental groups. Kyle Parker from Patton […]