Oil plan foes lose 1st fight over Willow project
The court’s decision means ConocoPhillips Alaska can forge ahead with cold-weather construction work
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The court’s decision means ConocoPhillips Alaska can forge ahead with cold-weather construction work
Judge said the groups did not succeed in showing it would cause irreparable harm before she makes a decision on the merits of the cases.
Environmentalists worry that the project could affect caribou and polar bears.
Construction can proceed related to a major oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope after a federal judge on Monday rejected requests to halt
The Willow project is in the northeast portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, where there has been debate over how much of the region should be available for oil and gas development