Federal court postpones Shell's Beaufort Sea drilling plans

A federal court this morning upheld an injunction blocking Shell Oil from exploring for gas and oil in the Arctic Ocean. The drilling plan was initially halted in July after several conservation groups, as well as the North Slope Borough and the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission, filed a joint lawsuit.

David Shurtleff, APRN – Anchorage

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