Green Groups Sue US over Approval of Shell's Arctic Drilling Spill Plans
<div class='node-body'><p>A coalition of conservation organizations<a href="http://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/Arctic.oilspillplan.complaint7.10.12.pdf"> filed a lawsuit </a>in Alaska federal court on Tuesday challenging the US government’s approval of Shell Oil Company’s plan to drill for oil in the Arctic.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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