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Oil Trade Group Sues Over Polar Bear Critical Habitat
Posted on 4 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - (AP) An Alaska petroleum industry trade group has sued the federal government over its designation of 187,157 square miles as polar bear critical habitat, claiming it covers too much territory and could cost tens of millions or more... Read More

Tags: Alaska Oil and Gas Association , Endangered species , petroleum industry , Alaska , Center for Biological Diversity , habitat , oil trade group , Litigation , lawsuit , polar bears

Feds Sued For Backing Off Fast-Track Drilling
Posted on 29 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

CHEYENNE, Wyo. - (AP) A petroleum industry group has filed a lawsuit saying federal land managers lacked authority to stop fast-track approval of oil and gas drilling on public land in the West. The Western Energy Alliance filed the lawsuit on Oct. 21... Read More

Tags: Interior Department , petroleum industry , Government Accountability Office , drilling , Wyoming , U.S. Bureau of Land Management , public land , Bob Abbey , Ken Salazar , Kendra Barkoff , Rocky Mountain West , environment , oil , Kathleen Sgamma , Western Energy Alliance , Litigation , Thomas Tidwell , the Pinedale Field Office , lawsuit , Bruce Pendery , U.S. Forest Service , BLM , gas , Wyoming Outdoor Council