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April 5, 2023

Judge Rejects Bid to Stop Construction of Highly Contested Willow Drilling Project in Alaska
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A judge in Alaska dealt a blow to environmental and Indigenous
activists, ruling Conoco Phillips can move ahead with construction on
the $8 billion Willow drilling project, which the Biden administration
approved last month. The groups that sought to halt the construction
vowed to continue their legal fight.


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