Biden says “yes” to a drilling proposal in Alaska

Alaska oil drilling proposal approved by Trump administration, defended by the Trump administration Joe Biden.

“Judicial documents filed Wednesday by the US Department of Justice continue to support a 2020 decision on the Willow Program in its National Oil Reserve. Alaska (NPR-A) “, as stated in the e-mail of the representative of the American Ministry of Interior, as broadcast by AMPE.

“The documents state that the decision was in line with the National Environmental Policy (NEPA) regulations in force at the time and that the plaintiffs did not challenge the decision within the timeframes associated with the environmental assessment of NPR projects -A »according to the same message.

The Trump administration approved Willow’s development plan in October.

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit, arguing that the government did not take them into account Impacts of the drillings on the sensitive wildlife of the area ecosystem.

The plan for the region’s oil development is being promoted by Republican Sen. Lisa Markowski, who, along with her Republican counterpart Dan Sullivan, discussed the plan during a meeting with President Biden on Monday, according to Politico.

The field is said to have 590 million barrels of oil and could produce more than 160,000 barrels a day by 2024, according to previous estimates by ConocoPhillips.

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