BREAKING: A federal judge today ruled in favor of oil giant ConocoPhillips by denying a motion for preliminary injunction brought by environmentalists, including
@Earthjustice and Greenpeace USA, as part of a lawsuit challenging the
#WillowProject in Alaska’s Western Arctic.
This is incredibly disappointing. The ruling effectively green-lights construction activities planned for the remaining three weeks of the construction season, including constructing roads and a gravel mine as a first step toward developing a massive oil-extraction operation.
Regardless of this winter’s activities, the lawsuit to
#StopWillow is not over. The fight will continue, using every legal tool available, with the hope of preventing harm to the Western Arctic.
In the meantime, join the movement and power the many campaigns in this long fight for
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