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Alaska oil plan opponents lose 1st fight over Willow project

Apr. 04, 2023 14:21 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Environmentalists lost the first round of their legal battle over a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope on Monday as a judge rejected their requests to halt immediate construction work related to the Willow project, but they vowed not to give up. ...

Willow oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives' rift

Mar. 16, 2023 12:04 PM EDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration’s approval this week of the biggest oil drilling project in Alaska in decades promises to widen a rift among Alaska Natives, with some saying that oil money can't counter the damages caused by climate change and others defending the project as...

Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists

Mar. 13, 2023 21:28 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is approving a huge oil-drilling project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation as flying in the face of his pledges to slow climate change. ...

As Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drilling

Mar. 12, 2023 20:05 PM EDT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As President Joe Biden prepares a final decision on the huge Willow oil project in Alaska, his administration announced he will prevent or limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean. Plans announced Sunday night will bar drilling...