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.
, and millions have sent letters to the White House arguing that the decision goes against the first-term Democrat's climate pledges.
The project will include more than 200 wells spread across three drilling pads and miles of pipelines and roads.applauded the Biden administration's approval"Willow fits within the Biden Administration's priorities on environmental and social justice, facilitating the energy transition and enhancing our energy security, all while creating good union jobs and providing benefits to Alaska Native communities," Lance said.
The government's announcement on Sunday blocks drilling in roughly 3 million acres of the Beaufort Sea and restricts drilling in another 13 million acres of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve.
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