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.
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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