HomeDisputesEnvironmental groups move to sue over Arctic offshore drilling lease extensions 

Environmental groups move to sue over Arctic offshore drilling lease extensions 

Two environmental groups have launched a legal challenge to the US government’s decision to extend expired offshore drilling leases in the Arctic Ocean – accusing the Interior Department of unlawfully reviving a long-stalled oil project under the guise of a national energy emergency.

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