Court cases against NPR-A special area oil & gas leasing continue

Three court cases challenging the legality of oil and gas leasing in and near the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska continue in federal District Court in Alaska, with no end in sight. Meanwhile lease related activities are not possible in the land tracts under dispute. Three companies were awarded leases in the disputed area in the March NPR-A oil and gas…