After legal loss, groups drop lawsuit that challenged Alaska oil exploration plan

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 217

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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A coalition of environmental and tribal groups have withdrawn their attempt to stop wintertime survey work by ConocoPhillips in parts of the federally controlled National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska on the North Slope.

Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic, Center for Biological Diversity, and The Wilderness Society filed a notice of dismissal Friday, a little over one month after U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason struck down their request for a preliminary injunction.

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