Alaska’s U.S. congressional delegation and state Legislature filed an amicus brief backing ConocoPhillips’ giant Willow project in a federal lawsuit.
the Willow project. The environmental groups want U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason to stop the project, and make a preliminary decision halting initial construction work.The bipartisan Alaska congressional delegation and state Legislature said in their amicus brief that a decision halting Willow this winter would cause “considerable harm to the public interest” and the state’s economy.
The Biden administration recently approved the $8 billion project, in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, under immense legal and political pressure. The decision authorized three drilling sites, drawing immediate outrage from environmental groups who say it endangers wildlife and the climate.Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said on a call with reporters on Monday that Gleason must weigh the public’s interest in the case.
Alaska House Speaker Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla, and Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, also spoke on the call. They said they could not recall a time the entire state Legislature signed onto an amicus brief with the congressional delegation. The Legislature last month unanimously passed a resolution supporting Willow.
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