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Alaska Federal Court Overturns Oil Lease Sale in Critical Beluga Whale Habitat
A Cook Inlet beluga calf swims with three larger beluga whales. Paul Wade / NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center In a win for environmental groups, on Tuesday an Alaska federal court overturned a sale of oil and gas leases in Cook Inlet. The court …