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Federal appeals court allows railroad extension

ANCHORAGE - Work on a railroad extension in Southcentral Alaska will move forward after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed its earlier order to halt work.

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-11-29/federal-appeals-court-allows-railroad-e
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Appeals court affirms oil company polar bear rules

...Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast will have a negligible effect on polar bears and walrus, according to a federal Appeals Court ruling Tuesday that backed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules on harassment of the animals.A three-judge...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-08-22/appeals-court-affirms-oil-company-polar
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Scientist who saw drowned polar bears reprimanded

...government documents.An Interior Department official said emails released by Charles Monnett were cited by a federal appeals court in decisions to vacate approval by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of an oil and gas company's Arctic exploration...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-09-30/scientist-who-saw-drowned-polar-bears-r
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High court rejects challenge to roadless rule

...of development, including logging, mining and drilling."The justices said Monday they will leave in place a federal appeals court decision in a case brought by the state of Wyoming and the Colorado Mining Association that upheld the so-called...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-10-02/high-court-rejects-challenge-roadless-r
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Court temporarily halts Alaska rail extension

JUNEAU - A federal appeals court panel has halted work on a railroad extension project in south-central Alaska, pending a full hearing on the case.Monday's...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-10-03/court-temporarily-halts-alaska-rail-ext
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Hundreds of millions in bonds on Nov.6 ballot

...the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.Those two projects come with major questions about their future direction.A federal appeals court panel this fall halted work on the railroad extension after some conservation groups argued an environmental review...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-11-01/hundreds-millions-bonds-nov6-ballot
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Court backs federal approval of Shell's Arctic drilling plans

ANCHORAGE - A federal appeals court has sided with the federal government in giving the go-ahead to Shell Oil to move forward with drilling in the Alaska Arctic...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-05-27/court-backs-federal-approval-shells-arc
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Texas town's rental ban to get second hearing

...one passed by Farmers Branch, and one circuit's opinion can be cited by attorneys elsewhere.In August, a federal appeals court in Philadelphia heard arguments in a case from Hazleton, Pa., a former coal-mining town that also tried to...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2012-09-19/texas-towns-rental-ban-get-second-hea
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Stevens case prosecutor leaving Justice Dept.

...Iran to Pulitzer-winning New York Times journalist and author James Risen. The Justice Department notified a federal appeals court in Richmond that Welch was withdrawing to take an undisclosed job in the private sector.

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-04-17/stevens-case-prosecutor-leaving-justice
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US appeals court upholds roadless rule in forests

DENVER - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a rule prohibiting roads on nearly 50 million acres of land in national forests across the United States, a ruling...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-10-21/us-appeals-court-upholds-roadless-rule-
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