February 12, 2013
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday asked an Alaska federal judge to reconsider the establishment of a polar bear habitat, saying he had misunderstood the grounds for its designation when he granted oil industry and tribal groups' request to vacate the rule establishing the habitat.
January 11, 2013
An Alaska federal judge handed a win Friday to oil companies who had challenged the U.S. Department of the Interior over its designation of a protected area for polar bears, ruling that the designation had gone too far.
March 02, 2011
A group of Alaskan oil and gas companies sued the U.S. Department of the Interior Tuesday over the agency's designation of a protected area for polar bears, saying that the defined habitat is too large and will harm Alaska's economy.