One week after eight Alaskan youth filed a lawsuit against the State of Alaska over its support of the natural gas pipeline, the Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity have followed suit with a lawsuit of their own.
Morning FastCast May 31, 2024ANCHORAGE, Alaska - For the second time in as many weeks, a government entity has been sued for its role in greenlighting the Alaska LNG project.against the State of Alaska over its support of the natural gas pipeline, the Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity have followed suit with a lawsuit of their own.
“The agencies responsible for assessing the impacts on whales, polar bears, and other species neglected to take proper care in evaluating the full scope of harm Alaska LNG will cause,” Sierra Club Alaska Chapter Director Andrea Feinger said in a statement. In a news release on Thursday, the nonprofits called out the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for not following the Endangered Species Act.
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