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SHELL GULF OF MEXICO v. CTR. FOR BIOLOGICAL DIV.

No. 13-35835.

771 F.3d 632 (2014)

SHELL GULF OF MEXICO INC.; Shell Offshore Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC; Redoil, Inc.; Alaska Wilderness League; Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.; Northern Alaska Environmental Center; Pacific Environment and Resources Center; The Wilderness Society; Ocean Conservancy, Inc.; Oceana, Inc.; Greenpeace, Inc.; Sierra Club; National Audubon Society, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 12, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Wall (argued) and Jennifer A. Sorenson , Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA; Steven A. Hirsch , Rachael E. Meny , and Justina Sessions , Keker & Van Nest LLP, San Francisco, CA; George E. Hays , Law Office of George E. Hays, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Kyle W. Parker , Crowell & Moring LLP, Anchorage, AK; Kathleen M. Sullivan (argued), William B. Adams , and David S. Mader , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, N.Y., for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Before: JEROME FARRIS, DOROTHY W. NELSON, and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

The Beaufort and Chukchi Seas lie on Alaska's Arctic coast. This area contains a bountiful ecosystem that supports a wide array of life, but it is also rich in natural resources, specifically, oil and gas. Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. and Shell Offshore, Inc. (collectively Shell) have invested heavily in the exploration and development of oil and gas resources in the Beaufort...

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