'Claiming that a project like this could possibly be in the public interest isn't just out of step with the Biden administration's stated commitment to climate action—it's out of step with reality,' SierraClubAK said of the fracked gas export initiative
"Right after the horrific Willow decision, it's painful to see Biden officials greenlight an even bigger fossil fuel project that will destroy Arctic habitat and feed the climate crisis," Liz Jones, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in aMoneen Nasmith, a senior attorney at Earthjustice, added that"this administration cannot continue to approve these fossil fuel projects and say that it is taking the climate crisis seriously.
Earthjustice is currently representing a coalition of green groups in challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 2020 approval of construction on the Alaska LNG Project. Erin Colón, an Earthjustice senior attorney who led the FERC litigation, said that"not only is the Alaska LNG Project unnecessary given the widespread transition to clean energy alternatives we expect to see in the years to come, it's also a major threat to ecosystems and climate in Alaska."
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