Native American Group Files Emergency Motion In 9th Circuit To Stop Willow Project

(April 6, 2023, 1:04 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Native American organization on April 5 moved in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for an emergency injunction pending appeal to halt all construction activities associated with the hydraulic fracturing development project in the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s North Slope known as the Willow Project, arguing that if it is allowed to proceed, it will “irreparably harm fragile Arctic tundra, permanently alter wetlands, and displace subsistence and recreational use.”...