Biden Administration , Approves Contested Alaskan , Oil Drilling Project.<br />CNN reports that the Biden administration <br />has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. .<br />CNN reports that the Biden administration <br />has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. .<br />The decision has reportedly angered <br />opponents such as climate activists <br />and set the stage for legal challenges.<br />CNN reports that the Willow Project is located <br />in the National Petroleum Reserve, land <br />that is owned by the federal government. .<br />The area holds an estimated <br />600 million barrels of oil.<br />According to the Biden administration's estimates, <br />the project will generate enough oil to release <br />9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. .<br />According to the Biden administration's estimates, <br />the project will generate enough oil to release <br />9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. .<br />Supporters of the decision, including a coalition of Alaska <br />Native tribes and groups, have hailed the drilling project <br />as a vital revenue source that will also create jobs. .<br />We finally did it, Willow is finally <br />reapproved, and we can almost <br />literally feel Alaska’s future <br />brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN.<br />We finally did it, Willow is finally <br />reapproved, and we can almost <br />literally feel Alaska’s future <br />brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN.<br />According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs, <br />generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”.<br />According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs, <br />generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”.<br />She added that the drilling project <br />has the potential to improve , "quality of life on <br />the North Slope <br />and across our state.”.<br />Opponents argue that the project works against the <br />Biden administration's stated climate goals and <br />poses a threat to both the environment and public health.<br />Opponents argue that the project works against the <br />Biden administration's stated climate goals and <br />poses a threat to both the environment and public health
