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US appeals court refuses to vacate Biden approval of Alaska’s Willow oil project
A federal appeals court panel on Friday refused to vacate the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope though it found flaws in how the approval was reached.
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The ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. building in Anchorage is seen on June 28, 2023. The company has said it will spend at least $7 billion to develop the huge Willow field and that first production is expected by the end of the decade. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the Biden administration’s approval of a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope, even though it identified one flaw with the action. …
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The court’s majority opinion found what it called a procedural but not substantive error by the Bureau of Land Management in its analysis of the project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
9 hours ago·Anchorage, United States
A federal appeals court panel has refused to vacate the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope.
12 hours ago·Seattle, United States
A federal appeals court panel has refused to vacate the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope.
12 hours ago·United States
JUNEAU — A federal appeals court panel on Friday refused to overturn the approval of the massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope.
12 hours ago·Ketchikan, United States
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