The Alaska House of Representatives voted unanimously Monday to support Alaska’s largest potential oil and gas development in decades.
Rep. Josiah Patkotak, I-Utqiagvik, speaks in favor of House Joint Resolution 6, the resolution in support of the Willow oil project, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at the Alaska State Capitol. The resolution passed 36-0.
The federal government’s decision could come as soon as March 6, and members of Alaska’s congressional delegationto put themselves on the record in support. In speeches at the state Capitol this month, Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, and Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, urged lawmakers to pass a resolution in support of Willow.
According to environmental impact statements published by the federal government, if the oil produced by Willow is burned, it would create 260 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, more than counteracting the Biden administration’s actions through March last year,That group, and the environmental law firm Earthjustice, are among those that have called for the Biden administration to limit or cancel Willow.
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