Fracking Group: Case Against Trump Administration For Arctic Drilling Order Fails

Mealey's (August 1, 2017, 1:38 PM EDT) -- FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The American Petroleum Institute (API) on July 28 moved, as an intervenor, to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration, contending that the plaintiffs fail to state a cognizable claim when they argue that President Donald J. Trump’s executive order opening the Arctic Ocean for oil and gas exploration was “an unlawful attempt” to reverse permanent protection for the Arctic Ocean (League of Conservation Voters, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 17-101, D. Alaska)....