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9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling allows Beaufort drilling

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by Channel 2 News staff
Friday, August 28, 2009

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A ruling Thursday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for Shell Oil to resume its exploration and development in the Beaufort Sea.

The court's ruling says the Bush administration was correct in not demanding a new environmental impact assessment for the company's drilling leases.

The suit filed by the North Slope Borough and the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission alleged that the Minerals Management Service was supposed to have included additional environmental work in its studies before a lease sale took place in 2007.

The court rejected those claims.

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11011218
 
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