preliminary injunction

Prudhoe Bay's spiderweb of pipelines have impacts of animals and subsistence uses.

Court action calls for stop to ConocoPhillips’ harmful Willow construction

December 23, 2020 by Dawnell Smith

We filed a motion in U.S. District Court requesting a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to stop ConocoPhillips from starting harmful winter road construction and gravel mining in the western Arctic because of immediate threats to people and wildlife. It also challenges the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s failure to ensure impacts to polar bears will be mitigated.… Read More

Arctic protectors holding a Defend the Sacred banner. Stop the Arctic Refuge sell-off

America's Arctic | Litigation

Sprinting to court to stop the Arctic Refuge sell-off

We sprinted to court this week to stop the outgoing administration from selling off sacred and public lands in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge during the last days of its term.
The motion requests a preliminary injunction that stops the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from issuing any leases and from authorizing any seismic exploration activities.… Read More