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Lawsuit Filed to Protect Struggling Walruses from Arctic Oil Drilling
2014-11-10 21:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Threats to walruses in the Arctic are in the spotlight again, as six environmental and conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) challenging a rule that would allow oil companies to begin drilling in key walrus feeding areas in the Arctics Chukchi Sea by next year. Shell has already announced its intention to do so. Earthjustice filed the lawsuit on behalf of Alaska Wilderness League, Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, Resisting Environmental...
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