Federal appeals court hears arguments on polar bear habitat

Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 18:00 in Earth & Climate

A federal plan designating a huge swath of the U.S. Arctic as critical polar bear habitat should be upheld over the objections of the state of Alaska, petroleum industry groups and communities along Alaska's north coast, a Justice Department lawyer told an appeals court Tuesday.

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