Alaska’s U.S. senators say pending decisions on Ambler road and NPR-A are illegal • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics
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Alaska’s U.S. senators and representatives of resource-extraction industries accused the Biden administration on Thursday of breaking federal laws by rejecting a controversial plan to build a road through the Brooks Range foothills and making final rules that strengthen environmental protections on federal land on the western side of the North Slope. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, […]
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Climate activists want to keep the battle against Alaska’s Willow oil project alive | #alaska | #politics
Opponents of the Willow project gathered outside the Department of Interior during a protest Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The activists made noise with drums, bullhorns and whistles to try to disrupt a speech President Joe Biden delivered inside. (Riley Rogerson / ADN) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered remarks on Tuesday designating new national monuments […]
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The Political Logic Of Willow Project’s Approval | #alaska | #politics
community members demand President Biden stop the Willow Project. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for This is Zero Hour) Getty Images for This is Zero Hour In 2020, Candidate Biden pledged not to allow drilling on public lands and waters. In 2021, President Biden announced a target of reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% […]
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