Allowing ConocoPhillips to bulldoze forward with construction of the largest oil and gas project on public lands before the lawsuits are settled is needlessly destructive.
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday rejected a bid by environmentalists to temporarily suspend the U.S. government's approval of Co.
Center for Biological Diversity: ANCHORAGE, Alaska A federal judge today ruled in favor of oil giant ConocoPhillips by denying a motion for preliminary injunction brought by environmental groups as part of a lawsuit challenging the Willow project in Alaska’s Western Arctic. The ruling allows construction activities planned for the remaining three weeks of the construction season, including constructing roads and a gravel mine as a first step toward developing a massive oil-extraction operation.