Posted on 08/19/2021 8:54:12 AM PDT by Hojczyk
A federal judge has reversed the Trump administration’s environmental approval for ConocoPhillips’ multibillion-dollar proposed Willow development on Alaska’s North Slope, throwing a significant roadblock in front of a project seen by analysts as a needed boost to the state’s flagging oil industry and tax revenue.
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason, in a 110-page ruling on two related lawsuits Wednesday, said the Trump administration’s approval of the project under the National Environmental Policy Act was flawed because it failed to thoroughly analyze potential greenhouse gas pollution, and didn’t sufficiently consider legal protections for Teshekpuk Lake, an important subsistence area on the North Slope.
The ruling by Gleason, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, sets aside the project’s approval by the Bureau of Land Management. It also vacates a formal opinion by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that said the project was unlikely to jeopardize polar bears’ continued existence and unlikely to harm their critical habitat.
The decision, released Wednesday afternoon, quickly reverberated around Alaska’s political and oil industry circles. In a reflection of Willow’s broad significance, ConocoPhillips, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration and the North Slope Borough had all intervened in the litigation in defense of the federal agencies being sued by nine separate environmental groups.
Other major potential Alaska oil developments have endured recent political and financial setbacks: The Biden administration has halted development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a state government-sponsored LNG pipeline has stalled and another major project on the North Slope, Pikka, is in limbo amid the acquisition of its owner.
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Screw that. RINOs ARE Assistant Democrats, or “Ass Rats” for short.
I’m not aware of any international treaties binding the US to reducing greenhouse gasses so how can that be a reason to quit development?
“Screw that. RINOs ARE Assistant Democrats, or “Ass Rats” for short.”
I would say ‘part-time Assistant Democrats’, depends on the issue.
Anyway, thanks for outing yourself, you’re the second one.
Exactly. President Biden himself showed us how easy it is to defy a Supreme Court ruling when he unconstitutionally extended the eviction moratorium. You just ignore the ruling and totally get away with it.
Wernt that nice.
He invited the whole Hee Haw gang to come on down fer a hoot n nanny .
Don’t worry maw I’ll be home come Sunday.
I might be really ignorant but what’s the deal with federal judges? Can any federal judge invalidate anything at anytime for any reason? What’s up with that?
Used to be Nordstrom, Macy’s, Versace, and other places and
brands that would attract all the top dollar shoppers.
Now it’s the federal court building, and black robes.
Amen, but it is going to take a lot of hard work..
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