Native Village of Nuiqsut et al v. Bureau of Land Management et al

  1. January 10, 2020

    Gov't Review OK'd For ConocoPhillips Alaska Oil Exploration

    An Alaska federal judge has said the federal government properly considered the impact on caribou and other environmental issues from ConocoPhillips’ oil and gas exploration during a recent winter, rejecting allegations by environmental groups that the review fell short.

  2. July 31, 2019

    ConocoPhillips Says Enviro Review On Point For Oil Probe

    ConocoPhillips urged an Alaska federal court to throw out a challenge from a tribe and environmental groups to the company’s oil and gas exploration this past winter, saying the federal government properly based its review of the planned work on earlier environmental studies of the National Petroleum Reserve.

  3. July 18, 2019

    BLM Urges End To Suit Over Alaska Oil, Gas Exploration

    The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has asked an Alaska federal court to toss a suit by a tribe and environmental groups over an oil and gas exploration plan in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, saying the agency's environmental analysis complied with federal law and the suit is moot since the exploration ended in May.

  4. May 24, 2019

    Enviros, Tribe Says Alaska Drilling Approval Not Thought Out

    Environmental groups and an Alaska tribe told a federal court the U.S. Bureau of Land Management ignored threats to caribou and the impact on native populations of increased oil and gas exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, arguing the government's shoddy environmental analysis needs to be redone.

  5. April 11, 2019

    ConocoPhillips Allowed Into Alaska Reserve Drilling Suit

    An Alaska federal judge has granted ConocoPhillips Alaska's motion to intervene in a challenge from a tribe and environmental groups to a U.S. Bureau of Land Management decision allowing the company to conduct oil and gas exploration in the state's National Petroleum Reserve.

  6. March 05, 2019

    Tribe, Enviros Blast Approval Of Reserve Drilling Plans

    An Alaskan tribe and a handful of conservation groups are challenging a U.S. Bureau of Land Management decision allowing ConocoPhillips to conduct oil and gas exploration in the state's National Petroleum Reserve, arguing in a federal court lawsuit that the agency failed to properly consider the environmental impacts.