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Biden climate legacy at stake after backlash over Willow

President Joe Biden has made fighting climate change a core part of his agenda

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Major oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives' rift

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

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Colbert on Trump rejecting ‘Meatball Ron’ nickname: ‘He draws the line at meatballs’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump blaming Mike Pence for January 6, nickname options for Ron DeSantis and Biden’s approval of the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

The Guardian - US · Mar 15, 2023

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

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2023

Willow oil drilling project in Alaska: Here’s what to know

US government decision to greenlight ConocoPhillips Alaska’s $8bn Willow oil project received praise and condemnation.

Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2023

Biden’s approval of Willow project shows inconsistency of US’s first ‘climate president’

Biden may have promised ‘no more drilling on federal lands, period’ during his campaign, but the reality has been very different

The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2023

Alaska oil project approval adds yet another climate concern

The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Biden breaks pledge, OKs oil venture

The administration approved the controversial ConocoPhillips venture while also limiting future drilling elsewhere

Salon · Mar 13, 2023

Alaska oil project approved as protection sought for other areas

WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday approved the operation of a massive oil and gas facility on Alaska’s North Slope, a ConocoPhillips project called Willow supported by the state’s congressional delegation but opposed by environmental groups.

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023

The Biden administration approves the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska

Environmental advocates opposed to the oil drilling project have called it a "carbon bomb," but proponents such as Alaska politicians and labor unions say it will bring jobs and revenue to the state.

WEKU · Mar 13, 2023