“No more drilling on federal lands, period,” Biden said at a 2020 town hall. “Period. Period. Period.” Then, his administration approved the massive Willow oil Project on Alaska’s North Slope.
ConocoPhillips wasted no time and started road construction and foundation work immediately after approval. The coming thaw will halt construction until next winter, though.
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