Judge Rules Trump Executive Order Allowing Alaska Offshore Drilling Is ‘Unlawful’

Mealey's (April 2, 2019, 2:02 PM EDT) -- FAIRBANKS, Alaska — A federal judge in Alaska on March 29 ruled that an executive order issued by President Donald J. Trump that opened areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Alaska for oil and gas drilling is “unlawful” because it exceeded the president’s authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) (League of Conservation Voters, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al., No. 17-101, D. Alaska)....

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