Six tribes filed a lawsuit today in the Western District of Wisconsin against the state for its planned November wolf hunt claiming the proposed hunt violates the tribes’ treaty rights.
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World-famous Bahamas waters must be protected
Contacts Seattle, WA
The government of The Bahamas has full legal authority to end the current threat of offshore oil drilling in its world-famous blue waters. That’s the conclusion of a legal analysis by Earthjustice, summarized in a letter to the Bahamian government today.
The legal analysis comes as the Bahamas Petroleum Company requests a three-year renewal of offshore drilling licenses. The company, which was originally granted a drilling license in 2007, drilled an exploration well this winter but failed to find recoverable oil deposits.
The terms of those licenses, as well as provisions of governing law, make clear that the Bahamian government maintains full discretion and authority to deny the drilling renewal request.