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March 13, 2023

Biden Approves Massive ConocoPhillips Oil & Gas Project in Alaska
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The Biden administration said Sunday it will bar future oil and gas
leasing for 3 million acres of federal waters in the Arctic Ocean and
will limit drilling in a further 13 million acres in the National
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska's North Slope. The announcements came as the
White House approved the Willow project, an $8 billion Conoco Phillips
oil and gas development in northern Alaska. On Friday, the White House
had denied reports the administration is prepared to greenlight the
project, saying no final decision has been made. Indigenous and
environmental groups have been fighting the project for years.


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