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Litigation

Judge Halts Oil, Gas Development On Chukchi Sea

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - (AP) A federal judge on Wednesday stopped companies from developing oil and gas wells on billions of dollars in leases off Alaska's northwest coast, saying the federal government failed to follow environmental law before it sold the drilling rights. The lease sale in February 2008 brought in nearly $2.7 billion . . . . Full version available to lexis.com subscribers.