Earthjustice: In Court, Justice Department Defends Trump's Approval of Large Oil-Drilling Project in Western Arctic
May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 27 (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on May 26, 2021:
The Department of Justice filed a legal brief today defending the Trump administration's approval of a massive oil and gas project known as the Willow Master Development Plan in Alaska's Western Arctic. Conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the project in December, after federal officials failed to properly examine how the project would exacerbate the climate cri . . .
The Department of Justice filed a legal brief today defending the Trump administration's approval of a massive oil and gas project known as the Willow Master Development Plan in Alaska's Western Arctic. Conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the project in December, after federal officials failed to properly examine how the project would exacerbate the climate cri . . .