Judge Rules Trump Plans to Open Up Swathes of Arctic, Atlantic Oceans for Drilling Illegal

By Tom McKay

Royal Dutch Shell PLC icebreaker Fennica, a vessel designated to conduct exploration and spill-response duties for Shell, leaving port in Oregon in 2015. Photo: Don Ryan (AP)

In a major blow to the Donald Trump administration’s oil and gas policy, on Friday a federal judge ruled the president’s order opening massive swathes of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas drilling operations illegal, the Washington Post reported.

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