JUST IN: The Biden administration will approve ConocoPhillips' Willow oil project located on a portion of Alaska's North Slope that is one of the last unspoiled wilderness areas in America.
located on a portion of Alaska's North Slope that is one of the last unspoiled wilderness areas in America.The project, which is estimated to produce about 600 million barrels of oil over 30 years, is seen as a key test of Biden's climate commitments, as well as his energy priorities.The administration is not approving the entire project that ConocoPhillips originally asked for, which was for five well pads.
found the big new project would create about 276 million metric tons of CO2-equivalent over 30 years.Between the lines:
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