Despite protest from millions, President Biden approved the Will Project in spite of his 2020 campaign promise not to pursue new oil and gas drilling on federal land.
to what the administration is doing and they sure as hell are paying attention to what he will say in regards to Willow. He's not going to be able to sweep this under the rug like he might have been able to do a month ago,” Joshi toldDuring the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden promised not to pursue new oil and gas drilling on federal land — a pledge that he is breaking by moving ahead with the Willow Project.
While the Willow Project has been under discussion since the Trump administration, the sudden attention ramped up ahead of Biden's decision on the project. Joshi
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