The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today said the MMS approved the drilling plan without a hard enough look at the effects on whales and subsistence hunting and fishing.
Attorney Rebecca Noblin of the Center for Biological Diversity says reconsideration could include an in-depth environmental review.
Shell Alaska spokesman Curtis Smith says the company will comment after a review of the decision.
Attorney Eric Jorgensen of Earthjustice says the decision confirms that the Bush administration rushed to approve drilling in the Arctic Ocean without a full review of the effects.
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