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Two conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Bush administration’s decision to let oil companies unintentionally harass or harm polar bears and walruses off the northwestern Alaska coast.
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Recent actions concerning polar bears and Alaska oil operations.
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A polar bear hide is seen being dried in the wind in Resolute Bay, Canada, Saturday, July 12, 2008.
