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The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation unanimously approved a proposed measure to ban oil drilling off the Northern California coast. The bill, which has already been passed by the House of Representatives, would permanently
he Interior Department limited its environmental review of oil industry plans for drilling in Arctic waters to veil plans for building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and establishing year-round tanker traffic, according to documents released by
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Another, but possibly temporary, victory for the environment. The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will stop Dutch Shell's efforts for now, at least.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A federal appeals court has ordered Shell Oil to stop its exploratory drilling program off the north coast of Alaska at least until a hearing in August.
The order, issued Thursday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, comes aft