Trump Administration Approves Offshore Fracking In Alaska As Litigation Continues

Mealey's (October 25, 2018, 1:20 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Oct. 24 granted conditional approval to a hydraulic fracturing company’s plan to conduct offshore drilling in Alaska’s outer continental shelf, as environmental groups continue to contest in Alaska federal court the executive order issued by President Donald Trump that opened the area to fracking (League of Conservation Voters, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 17-101, D. Alaska)....