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It’s not just Willow: Oil and gas projects are back in a big way
Alaska’s controversial Willow project has drawn criticism, but a global analysis shows that it’s just one of hundreds of investments approved in the past year or so.
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7 wildlife species at risk from the Willow Project
Scientists warn the Willow Project not only damages the atmosphere but also threatens vulnerable wildlife — here are 7 examples.
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Biden administration moves ahead with massive Gulf of Mexico drilling auction, weeks after approving Willow Project
A few weeks after allowing the controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska to go forward, the Biden administration is auctioning off more than 73 million acres of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil and gas drilling.
Alaska oil permits blocked by federal judge
What is Willow? How an Alaska oil project could impact the environment
Alaska's Willow is the largest U.S. oil project under consideration. Why did Biden approve new Arctic drilling despite pledges to stop drilling on public land?
The dubious economic calculus behind the Willow Project
The Willow Project is supposed to secure energy independence and Alaskan prosperity. It probably won’t achieve either.
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Rebecca Solnit: Biden just betrayed the planet – and his own campaign vows
Biden promised no more drilling on federal lands, ‘period, period’. This week he approved the massive Willow project.
Biden closes Arctic to oil — after Willow
As the the Biden administration signaled it could soon approve a massive oil project on public lands in Alaska, President Joe Biden on Sunday declared the entire Arctic Ocean off-limits to oil and gas leasing.
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