Biden Administration Approves Massive Oil Drilling Project in Alaska

The Biden administration’s decision to allow ConocoPhillips to proceed with its $8 billion North Slope Alaska Willow Project while making the Arctic Ocean off-limits to oil development and banning new leases on 13 million of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska’s 23 million acres is drawing criticism from all sides.
ConocoPhillips and the state’s bipartisan congressional delegation weren’t among the critics.
“This was the right decision for Alaska and our nation,” ConocoPhillips Chair and CEO Ryan Lance said in a statement. “Willow fits within the Biden Administration’s priorities on environmental and social justice, facilitating the energy transition and enhancing our energy security, all while creating good union jobs and providing benefits to Alaska Native communities.”…}