Conservation groups said they have filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope that was announced by the Biden administration a day earlier.
Pipes leaving from ConocoPhillips' CD5 drill site on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. CD5 was the first drill site on Native-owned land within the boundaries of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope that was announced by the Biden administration a day earlier.in U.S. District Court in Anchorage on behalf of the groups.
“Once again, we find ourselves going to court to protect our lives, our communities, and our future,” said Siqiñiq Maupin, executive director of Sovereign Iñupiat. “The Biden administration’s approval of the ConocoPhillips Willow project makes no sense for the health of the Arctic or the planet and comes after numerous calls by local communities for tribal consultation and real recognition of the impacts to land, water, animals, and people.
“The final addresses the deficiencies identified in the prior that was the subject of the federal district court remand in 2021,” Boys said.
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