Alaska Sues Feds Over Drilling Suspension

From the Anchorage Daily News:

Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says the state is suing to overturn the federal suspension of offshore drilling in Arctic Ocean waters.

In May, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar suspended Shell Oil's request to drill exploratory wells in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, and he canceled four Arctic lease sales.

Parnell says Salazar illegally failed to consult with state officials, consider the economic effects or issue a written decision explaining the basis for a moratorium.

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