May 29, 2013
An Alaska federal judge granted a partial win Tuesday to an Alaskan tribe and two environmental groups challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service's approval of high-intensity seismic oil and gas exploration at Cook Inlet, saying the agency failed to properly determine the project's impact on an endangered whale species.
May 15, 2012
An Alaskan tribe and two environmental groups on Tuesday sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for allegedly violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act by approving high-intensity seismic oil and gas exploration in Cook Inlet, Alaska, without proper environmental reviews.