ELR Citation: ELR 20203
No(s). 1:05-cv-00008 (D. Alaska Sep 25, 2006)

A district court enjoined the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from leasing approximately 1.7 million acres within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska for oil exploration. The lease concerns vast areas of sensitive wetlands surrounding Lake Teshekpuk that are protected under the National Petrole...