U.S. Senate nixes trans-Alaska oil pipeline environmental lawsuits

Omnibus spending bill includes money to cap old NPR-A wells, Arctic Energy Office funding to test steel, ways to minimize gasline construction impact

Steve Sutherlin

PNA Associate Editor

The U.S. Senate adopted a rider to the omnibus federal spending bill which would shield the new trans-Alaska Pipeline right of way agreement from lawsuits and judicial review. The amendment, added by Sen. Lisa Murkowski and co-sponsored by Sen. Ted Stevens, states that the recent environmental impa....

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