(JUNEAU, AK) – Monday the U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued a Record of Decision approving an alternative for ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project on the North Slope that permits three drill pads. In a separate move, the Biden administration announced that it will lock up millions more acres in Alaska that were specifically set aside for […]
[content id=”79272″] “Anyone who says there has been a final decision is wrong,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, refuting media reports that the $8 billion “ticking carbon bomb” in Alaska would be imminently approved. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday denied reports that U.S. President Joe Biden would imminently approve the […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Coalition is encouraged by reports that the Biden Administration is planning to approve the vital Willow project in the coming week. “The news today from Washington is very reassuring, and we look forward to the official announcement,” said Minority Leader Calvin Schrage (NP-Anchorage). “The support of the Biden Administration demonstrates […]
JUNEAU–Monday, the House voted unanimously in favor of House Joint Resolution 6 in support of the development of the Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). HJR 6 by Representative Josiah Patkotak urges the Department of the Interior to support the responsible development of resources in the NPR-A and issue a positive […]