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Appeals court upholds Norway licenses for Arctic drilling

| January 23, 2020 3:35 AM

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An appeals court ruled Thursday that the Norwegian government can hand out oil drilling licenses in the Arctic, dealing a second blow to environmental groups that had sued against further drilling in the Barents Sea.

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