Coverage dated March 10, 2023 to March 13, 2023

U.S. OKs Alaska drilling project

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration said Monday that it is approving the Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation that it flies in the face of the Democratic president's pledges to slow c…

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Developments in this update

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  1. As Biden weighs the Willow oil project, he blocks other Alaska drilling

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

  2. Newest

    U.S. OKs Alaska drilling project

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

101 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    Biden administration to approve major Alaska oil drilling project Willow (opens Local News 8)

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    By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is soon set to approve ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project, a major oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, according to a congressional source familiar with the details. The decision will be announced next week, the source confirmed.

  2. The Daily Caller

    Biden Admin Set To Overrule Green Interests, Approve Massive Alaska Oil Project: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Biden administration will approve the Willow Project, overruling environmentalists, according to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter.

  3. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Biden OKs major Willow oil drilling in Alaska over protests (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    Climate activists have been outraged that Biden appeared open to greenlighting the project, which they said put Biden’s climate legacy at risk.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Biden administration approves controversial Willow oil project in Alaska | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Biden administration approves controversial Willow oil project in Alaska

  5. Portland Press Herald

    Biden OKs huge Willow oil project in Alaska, sources say (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The decision revealed Monday, one of President Joe Biden’s most consequential climate decisions, is likely to draw condemnation from environmentalists who say it flies in the face of the Democratic president’s climate pledges.

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The Biden administration said Monday it is approving a huge oil-drilling project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation as flying in the face of his pledges to slow climate change.

  7. Oil Price

    Biden Greenlights Controversial Alaska Oil Project (opens Oil Price)

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    Oil Price's feed description

    The Biden Administration approved the controversial Alaska oil project known as Willow on Monday after rumors surfaced last week that the Administration was set to approve it

  8. NPR

    As Biden weighs the Willow oil project, he blocks other Alaska drilling (opens NPR)

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    The move to limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean comes as regulators prepare to decide on the Willow project, a controversial plan pushed by ConocoPhillips.

  9. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Biden OKs controversial, huge Willow oil drilling in Alaska (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    The Biden administration is approving the major Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope. The decision is one of President Joe Biden’s most consequential climate decisions and is likely

  10. Christian Science Monitor

    Alaska’s Willow oil: ‘Carbon bomb’ or economic opportunity? (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    The Biden administration is preparing to approve the $8 billion Willow oil-drilling project in Alaska. The controversial move comes as Joe Biden has limited or banned drilling in 13 million acres of land in the state and 3 million acres of the Beaufort Sea.

  11. MyNorthwest

    As Biden weighs Willow, he blocks other Alaska oil drilling (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As President Joe Biden prepares a final decision on the huge Willow oil project in Alaska, he will prevent or limit oil drilling

  12. Moultrie Observer

    AP sources: Biden OKs huge Willow oil project in Alaska (opens Moultrie Observer)

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    Moultrie Observer's feed description

    The Biden administration is approving the major Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope. That's according to two people familiar with the decision Monday. The decision is one of

  13. Local News 8

    Biden will announce sweeping protections preventing new Arctic drilling ahead of Willow decision (opens Local News 8)

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    By Ella Nilsen and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday is expected to announce sweeping new protections for federal lands and waters in Alaska, according to an administration official, as the administration is poised to soon approve a major oil drilling project in the state.

  14. NPR

    The Biden administration approves the controversial Willow drilling project in Alaska (opens NPR)

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    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.

  15. Triblive

    Explainer: Here's why Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial (opens Triblive)

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    JUNEAU, Alaska — The Biden administration is approving a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities in the region but environmentalists say is counter to President Joe Biden’s climate goals.

  16. Washington Times

    Biden greenlights major Alaska oil drilling project as climate activists seethe (opens Washington Times)

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    The Biden administration has approved a major oil drilling project in Alaska known as Willow that will produce hundreds of millions of barrels of oil over the coming decades, a move that infuriated climate activists who accused the president of undercutting his own green agenda.

  17. WMUR

    Alaska's Willow oil project is controversial. Here's why (opens WMUR)

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    Supporters say a major oil project President Joe Biden is OK'ing on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities while environmentalists say it runs counter to his climate goals.

  18. Digital Journal

    Biden administration approves Alaska oil drilling project (opens Digital Journal)

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    The Biden administration, brushing aside pressure from environmentalists, on Monday approved a controversial oil drilling project on Alaska's North

  19. France 24

    Biden administration greenlights controversial Willow oil project in Alaska (opens France 24)

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    The Biden administration is approving a scaled-back version ConocoPhillips' COP.N $7 billion oil and gas drilling project in Alaska, the US Department of Interior said on Monday.

  20. Deseret News

    Biden just approved the ‘Willow Project,’ allows new oil drilling in Alaska (opens Deseret News)

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    The project is estimated to produce as many as 180,000 barrels of oil a day

  21. Digital Journal

    Biden approves huge Alaska oil drilling project, angering environmentalists (opens Digital Journal)

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    The ConocoPhillips project known as Willow represents a major expansion of fossil fuel development in Alaska.

  22. Local News 8

    Biden administration approves controversial Willow oil project in Alaska, which has galvanized online activism (opens Local News 8)

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    By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration has approved the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, angering climate advocates and setting the stage for a court challenge. The Willow Project is a decadeslong oil drilling venture in the National Petroleum Reserve, which is owned by the feder…

  23. Al Jazeera

    US approves contentious oil drilling project in Alaska (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Biden administration’s approval of Willow project in northwestern US state draws condemnation from environmental groups.

  24. NBC 6 South Florida

    Biden Administration Approves Controversial Oil Drilling Project in Alaska (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    The announcement came a day after the administration, in a move in the other direction toward conservation, said it would bar or limit drilling in some other areas of Alaska and the Arctic Ocean

  25. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Biden approves controversial, huge Willow oil drilling in Alaska (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    The decision is one of President Joe Biden's most consequential climate decisions and is likely to draw condemnation from environmentalists who say it flies in the face of the Democratic president's climate pledges.

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