Law360, New York (January 12, 2012, 10:51 PM ET) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency appeals board judges on Thursday denied challenges from environmental and Native American groups to two air permits issued to Royal Dutch Shell PLC units allowing them to operate an oil drilling ship off the Alaskan coast.
The groups, which include the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Sierra Club and the Native Village of Point Hope, objected to the permits for Shell Offshore Inc.'s Noble Discoverer ship, which allow the drill rig and its support vessels to emit air pollutants during exploratory drilling...
EPA Board Axes Challenge To Shell Arctic Air Permits
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