U.S. to lease land in Alaska for oil and gas development
The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced that the Bureau of Land Management will issue leases for 4.5 million…
Arctic Council close to reaching agreement on marine oil pollution preparedness
At the last Arctic Council meeting in Nuuk, Greenland in May 2011, the eight member states decided to form a…
Shell to begin drilling this summer in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas
Third Time’s a Charm for Shell On May 25, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Bureau of Ocean…