U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason, in a 110-page ruling Wednesday, said the Trump administration’s approval of the project under the National Environmental Policy Act was flawed.
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Judges block work at ConocoPhillips’ huge Alaska project, casting cloud over ‘North Slope renaissance’
A federal appeals panel has halted work at one of Alaska’s biggest proposed North Slope oil fields, putting dozens of contractors out of work and costing ConocoPhillips, the project’s developer, millions of dollars.
Federal and state officials sign right-of-way permit for controversial Ambler Road
The road would stretch 211 miles from the Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining District east of Kotzebue and would cross Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.
‘Wipe the slate clean’: Environmentalists sue Trump administration Ambler Road approval
In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for Alaska Tuesday, plaintiffs wrote that federal agencies failed to comply with several acts when pushing the project forward.
Feds withdraw appeal of Izembek Refuge road decision
For now, that leaves in place a federal judge’s decision blocking a land exchange for a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Judge deals blow to King Cove road
A federal judge has thrown out the Trump administration’s land exchange agreement for the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. The arrangement was intended to allow for a road to connect King Cove to Cold Bay.
Despite shutdown, Trump administration continues work to begin oil drilling in ANWR
As the partial government shutdown drags on, the Trump administration is making sure some Interior Department employees continue work on one of its biggest, most controversial priorities: opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.