Shell’s Arctic Plans Draw Lawsuits

A coalition of environmental groups and Arctic communities has filed a second lawsuit aimed at blocking a Shell Oil subsidiary from drilling in the Beaufort Sea. The group sued Tuesday, hours after a group that helps manage Eskimo whaling in Alaska filed a similar lawsuit. Both suits aim to block plans by Shell Gulf to drill two wells off Alaska’s north coast.

The Associated Press

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