Appeals Court Upholds EPA Air Permit For Shell Drilling Ship in Beaufort Sea

摘要

A federal appeals court Aug. 15 upheld an air pollution permit allowing Shell Offshore Inc. to operate the Kulluk drilling vessel in the Beaufort Sea off the Alaskan coast (Alaska Wilderness League v. EPA, 9th Cir., No. 12-71506, 8/15/13). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said EPA's decision to not analyze the ship's impact on increment requirements under the Clean Air Act deserves deference.