Judge Saves Artic from Environmental Disaster Impedes Drilling Plan
A federal judge in Alaska blocked plans Wednesday for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, ruling that the Interior Department did not adequately consider the proposal’s environmental effects.
The government did not analyze the possible effects of natural gas exploration in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea, the judge said, nor did it compile potentially crucial information about how drilling could affect wildlife.
“We’ve long argued that more science and data and research are needed in the Arctic Ocean before it’s opened up to oil and gas activities, and this decision reaffirms that concern,” said Erik Grafe, an attorney with Earthjustice in Alaska who argued the case.
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