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Biden Administration Determines ConocoPhillips Willow Project ROD Is Legally Sufficient
ConocoPhillips’ Alpine facility, which is approximately 30 air miles from the Willow development.
ConocoPhillips
The US Department of Justice
filed a brief on May 26 with the US District Court for Alaska defending the Willow project, a significant energy development within the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska (NPR-A) on Alaska’s North Slope that has been halted by litigation.
The Biden administration in January announced it would review the final Record of Decision (ROD) for the Willow Master Development Plan, approved in October of 2020 by the Trump administration, for consistency with the administration’s initial executive orders on addressing climate change. The administration has finished that review, as well, finding the ROD legally sufficient. The filing follows weeks of advocacy and outreach by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Don Young to members o
Cruise ships are set to return to Alaska waters in the next few months, thanks to a bill signed into law Monday by President Joseph Biden.
The Alaska Tourism Recovery Act, sponsored by Alaskaâs legislative delegation, will enable cruise lines to sail to Alaska coastal communities directly from Seattle, bypassing a current federal requirement.
Federal law requires large cruise ships sailing from the Lower 48 to Alaska to make port stops in Canada. However, Canada has blocked most cruise ships with more than 100 people through Feb. 28, 2022, due to coronavirus concerns. Smaller vessels arenât impacted by the federal law.
The Alaska delegation applauded the billâs passing, noting the potential positive impact for the summer tourism season.