Suit Seeks To Block Oil Search Off Alaska
February 2, 2008
A coalition of environmental organizations and Inupiaq native groups filed suit in federal court in Anchorage on Thursday to force the Interior Department to do a new analysis of the environmental consequences of oil and gas exploration in the Chukchi Sea, off northwestern Alaska.
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Environmental Groups File Suit Against Shell Oil
January 8, 2008
Sierra Club and Environment Texas filed a lawsuit Monday in federal district court against Houston-based Shell Oil Co. and several affiliates alleging the company is violating federal air quality standards.
The lawsuit is the first case in Texas in which citizen groups have tried to stop illegal air emissions arising from so-called “upset” events — unpermitted releases of air pollutants.
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