Groups: President’s Order Allowing Oil, Gas Exploration In Arctic Is ‘Unlawful’

(May 4, 2017, 1:26 PM EDT) -- FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The League of Conservation Voters and a collection of environmental advocacy groups on May 3 filed a lawsuit in Alaska federal court against President Donald J. Trump, contending that he made an “unlawful attempt” to reverse permanent protection for the Arctic Ocean when he signed an executive order that opened the area for oil and gas exploration (League of Conservation Voters, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. N/A, D. Alaska)....

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