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Environmental advocates opposed to the oil drilling project have called it a "carbon bomb," but proponents such as Alaska politicians and labor unions say it will bring jobs and revenue to the state.
Environmental groups sued the Biden administration Monday in an attempt to block one of three offshore oil and gas lease sales ordered by Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act.
Today, groups sued the Department of the Interior over lease sale 259, which would allow more oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico.
The lawsuit alleges the lease sale would jeopardize the survival of endangered marine life and prolong the nation's dependence on fossil fuels.
Center for Biological Diversity: One of Largest Lease Sales in U.S. History Threatens Climate, Gulf Communities, Endangered Species