A federal court turned down a legal challenge filed by a large coalition of environmental groups, upholding the federal approval of a major Alaska oil drilling project.
A federal court rejected a legal challenge filed by a coalition of environmental advocacy groups earlier this year after the Biden administration approved a massive oil drilling project in Alaska. Judge Sharon Gleason of the U.S.
The court’s decision confirms our confidence that the … review complied with all legal requirements,' ConocoPhillips Alaska President Erec Isaacson said in a statement. 'Willow underwent nearly five years of rigorous regulatory review and environmental analysis, including extensive public involvement from the communities closest to the project site.
In addition to its projected oil production output, ConocoPhillips said it would create more than 2,500 construction jobs, 300 long-term jobs and deliver as much as $17 billion to local and federal taxpayers. The Willow project was endorsed by Alaska's bipartisan congressional delegation, Native Alaskan groups, the energy industry, labor unions and Alaska's state government.
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