Category: Arctic oil drilling

Democrats Criticize Biden’s Failed Climate Promises in Approving Alaska Willow Oil Project

March 14, 2023
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The Biden administration’s decision to approve a 30-year oil-drilling project has sparked criticism from Democrats—and particularly progressives—from both chambers of Congress. The Department of the Interior (DOI) approved the Willow Project on Monday, allowing oil giant ConocoPhillips to move forward with a drilling plan within a northeastern section of the 23 million acres of the…

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Biden Approves Scaled-Down Alaska Willow Oil Project

March 13, 2023
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The Biden administration has green-lit a scaled-back version of the $8 billion Willow oil field development project, angering climate activists while delighting lawmakers from Alaska who have been battling to secure the project. On Monday, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it had approved three of the originally proposed five drilling pads by…

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