JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new lawsuit seeks to overturn the recent approval of an exploratory drilling program in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. It alleges that the program was improperly analyzed by the federal government and could harm caribou and important habitat areas. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by two conservation groups and Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic against the Department of the Interior and other defendants. It challenges a program proposed by ConocoPhillips Alaska that includes plans to drill four exploration wells. An Interior Department spokesperson says the agency does not comment on pending litigation.
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