ALASKA JOURNAL of COMMERCE
Oct 6, 2011 – 08:29 AM AKST
By Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of CommerceStep by step, Shell is moving closer to gaining final permission to drill exploration wells in offshore Arctic waters next summer. But, environmental groups arent giving up on court challenges.
Earth Justice has filed with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals a new appeal of Shells exploration plan for the Beaufort Sea.
In recent developments, the U.S. Department of the Interior filed a record of decision approving a revised supplemental environmental impact statement for the Chukchi Sea OCS Lease Sale 193 with a federal district court in Alaska.