While the White House will protect 16 million acres of Alaska from new drilling, the controversial Willow oil project is expected to go ahead at three sites.
abc.net.au/news/biden-oil-drilling-in-alaska/102091272The United States president has given approval to the controversial major Willow oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope.The Biden administraiton is barring new oil drilling in Alaska, but allowing the Willow project to proceedLitigation of the president's decision by climate groups is expected
Mr Biden's Willow plan would allow three drill sites initially, which project developer ConocoPhillips has said would include about 219 total wells.The company has said it considers the three-site option workable. Allowing oil company ConocoPhillips to move forward with the drilling plan also would break Mr Biden's campaign promise to stop new oil drilling on public lands, they say.
However, environmental activists have promoted a #StopWillow campaign on social media, seeking to remind Mr Biden of his pledges to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean energy.
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