A US federal judge throws out the approval of a major new oil project in Alaska’s Arctic

Alaska District Court Judge Sharon Gleason overturned the approval of ConocoPhillips' Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

By Reuters August 19, 2021
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A federal judge on Wednesday reversed the U.S. government’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ planned $6 billion Willow oil development in Alaska’s Arctic, citing problems with its environmental analysis, according to court documents.

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