Sierra Club: Appeals Court Orders Fish and Wildlife Service to Fix Legal Problems With Regulation Allowing Oil and Gas Operators to Harm Polar Bears
March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 21, 2024:
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must correct legal errors with a regulation that allows oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears on the North Slope of Alaska.
The rule allows oil operators to harass and disturb a significant number of bears while they're denning, feeding, hunting, and interact . . .
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must correct legal errors with a regulation that allows oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears on the North Slope of Alaska.
The rule allows oil operators to harass and disturb a significant number of bears while they're denning, feeding, hunting, and interact . . .