03-05-2017 18:42 via ktva.com

Groups sue to keep drilling ban in Arctic, Atlantic waters

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Environmental and Alaska Native groups sued Wednesday to overturn an executive order by President Donald Trump that could lead to expanded petroleum drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
Trump last week ordered Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review an Obama-era plan to permanently ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in the regions.
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Anchorage, Alaska, the groups say Trump exceeded his constitutional authority an
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