DOI Floats Revised NEPA Review For Major Alaska Oil Drilling Project

July 11, 2022
The Interior Department (DOI) is floating a revised environmental review for a controversial proposed oil drilling project in northern Alaska, a move that environmentalists warn could be a prelude to formally approving the project in the coming weeks despite its significant estimated greenhouse gas emissions. DOI in late July 8 released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Willow Project on Alaska’s North Slope, which at its peak could produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day over its...


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