- Environmental groups opposed to Royal Dutch Shell's (RDS.A, RDS.B) exploration plans in the Alaskan Arctic file a lawsuit challenging the ability of the Port of Seattle to lease out one of its terminals to serve as a home base for Shell's drilling fleet.
- The Sierra Club and others file the suit in a Washington state court, arguing the drilling operation was substantially different from the terminal's prior use, meaning an environmental review had to be done under state law.
- The complaint against the port and Shell contractor Foss Maritime also alleges that officials reached the arrangement without public disclosure and that the fleet could pollute the area's water.