A Victory for the Arctic and Its Wildlife
Court Nixes Trump’s Greenlight of Arctic Oil Scheme
In a magnificent win for the wild Arctic, a federal appeals court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s approval ( www.ecowatch.com/court-rejects… ) of what would have been the first offshore oil-drilling development located fully in federal Arctic waters.
Hilcorp Alaska got approval in 2018 to build and operate its controversial “Liberty” project, an artificial drilling island and underwater pipeline that could have spilled oil into the sensitive Beaufort Sea and harmed Arctic wildlife and communities. Conservation groups including the Center for Biological Diversity filed suit to stop it.
“This is a huge victory for polar bears and our climate,” said Kristen Monsell, oceans legal director at the Center. “This project was a disaster waiting to happen that should never have been approved. I’m thrilled the court saw through the Trump administration’s attempt to push this project through without carefully studying its risks.”
If you’ve spoken out against Arctic drilling through one of our recent action alerts, thank you. And please consider supporting our continuing work to defend the extraordinary Arctic ( act.biologicaldiversity.org/on… ) by making a donation to our Saving Life on Earth Fund.
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