EPA Ruling Kills Shell’s Plans to Drill Offshore Alaska

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  April 25th at 06:30 PM  | 

A ruling by the Environmental Appeals Board of the EPA has scuttled Shell Oil Company’s plan to drill its initial exploratory test in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea. This is at least the second time drilling has been deferred or delayed due to environmental concerns. But this time, the reason proffered by EPA seems to be “Because we can.” The EPA’s appeals board ruled that Shell had | Read More »