Groups Sue Interior Secretary For Approving Fracking Lease Program In Alaska

(August 26, 2020, 1:20 PM EDT) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Audubon Society (NAS) and other environmental advocacy groups on Aug. 24 sued Secretary of the Interior David W. Bernhardt in Alaska federal court, contending that he and agencies under his authority violated federal law when they approved a hydraulic fracturing leasing program in the Coastal Plan of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (National Audubon Society, et al. v. David W. Bernhardt, et al., No. 20-205, D. Alaska)....

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