U.S. climate activists call the project a 'carbon bomb'
Murdaugh's Alibi in Doubt as Son's Snapchat Video Puts Him at Crime Scene Minutes Before MurdersLeaders of the Native Village of Nuiqsut and city of Nuiqsut in a recent letter said they do not feel like the Bureau of Land Management is listening. The community is about 36 miles from the Willow project, in a remote region of Alaska’s far north.
Erec Isaacson, the president of ConocoPhillips Alaska, said in a statement the company believes the project will “benefit local communities and enhance American energy security while producing oil in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.” He said the review process “should be concluded without delay.”
The project would bring miles of roads and hundreds of miles of pipeline to the area, disrupt animal migration patterns and erode habitat if it goes forward, said Earthjustice, an environmental group.
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