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Alaska groups plan to gather in front of the U.S. Capitol to make a case for a proposed $8 Billion oil and gas project in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.
Alaska residents are living in an impossible situation: The state depends on oil to sustain itself—and that economy is simultaneously wreaking permanent damage on both the Arctic and the rest of the planet.
The Biden administration in the U.S. is weighing approval of a major oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities in the region but environmentalists say is counter to President Joe Biden's climate goals.
Supporters say North Slope oil project overwhelmingly favored by locals, addresses opponents’ worries.
WASHINGTON — As a decision from the Biden administration on the Willow oil development project nears, a group of North Slope leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., this month to advocate for its approval, emphasizing that their communities stand to gain billions if it is developed.