U.S. Court Strikes Down Bush Oil Leasing Plan

摘要

Anchorage, Alaska (Reuters) - An appeals court on Friday struck down the Bush administration's five-year plan for offshore oil and gas leasing, saying it was put into effect without proper environmental review. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. ordered the Interior Department to rewrite the 2007-2012 plan, which was chal lenged by a coalition of environmental groups and Alaska Natives.