The controversial Alaska drilling operation known as the Willow Project is expected to get federal approval next week
The Biden administration is soon set to approve ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project, a major oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, according to a congressional source familiar with the details. The decision will be announced next week, the source confirmed. The expected approval is a victory for Alaska’s bipartisan congressional delegation and a coalition of Alaska Native tribes and groups who hailed the drilling venture as a much-needed new source of revenue and jobs for the remote region.
During the meeting, Alaska lawmakers argued the oil drilling project represented a just transition away from fossil fuels toward clean energy and said it would benefit Alaska Native communities on the remote North Slope – where food and fuel are incredibly expensive. “We made our case,” Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican, told CNN. “They were in listening mode, for the most part.
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White House to approve major Alaska oil drilling project Willow | CNN PoliticsThe Biden administration is soon set to approve ConocoPhillips' Willow Project, a major oil drilling project on Alaska's North Slope, according to a congressional source familiar with the details. The decision will be announced next week, the source confirmed.
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Letters, Aug. March 11: ConocoPhillip’s Willow Project will hurt AlaskaRead the Express-News letters to the editor for March 11.
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Report: Biden administration to approve Willow oil projectThe Biden administration is preparing to approve the massive Willow oil development prospect on Alaska’s North Slope, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
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