Conservation groups take Bush administration to court over polar bears and walruses

Tue, July 8, 2008 
Posted in Alaska News

Two conservation groups are challenging the Bush administration’s recent decision to let oil companies unintentionally harrass or harm polar bears and walruses in the growing pursuit of fossil fuels off the northwestern Alaska coast.The lawsuit was filed today in U.S. District Court in Anchorage.

Associated Press

 
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