Norway’s Supreme Court Rejects Green Groups’ Challenge To Arctic Oil Drilling

The Norwegian Supreme Court voted 11-4 on Tuesday to reject a lawsuit from environmental groups that had sued Norway for opening up acreage in the Arctic to oil drilling five years ago. In 2016, environmentalist organizations, including the Norwegian chapter of Greenpeace and Natur og Ungdom (Nature and Youth), took the Norwegian government to court over the awarding of oil drilling licenses in the Arctic, arguing that the 2015 licenses should be withdrawn as they violate Norway’s constitution and the country’s pledge to fulfill…