Trump administration defends oil and gas lease sales on pristine Alaska land

Source Scout · Courthouse News Service reports: Three sets of conservation group plaintiffs sued the Trump administration in an attempt to block drilling activity. (CN) — The Trump administration’s Interior Department urged a federal judge Monday to find it acted within its authority when it opened up millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness to oil and gas lease sales . The decision spurred multiple lawsuits from conservation groups. District Judge Sharon Gleason heard arguments in three of those cases, and the Barack Obama appointee said she intends to return a decision before the end of the month.

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