The Biden administration acknowledged there were legal errors with the subsistence and National Historical Preservation Act processes for the Ambler Road, but failed to acknowledge the full and long list of legal problems with the Interior Department’s approval process. The Biden administration also only agreed to suspend the right-of-way permits while fixing the limited number […]
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Biden administration undermines climate promises by defending Trump era approval of massive Willow project in court
ANCHORAGE (AK)—Today the Biden administration confirmed by submitting legal briefs that it will undermine its own climate goals and allow harm to local Indigenous communities by continuing to defend the flawed Trump era approval of the massive Willow oil project in court. “The Biden administration had a chance to stand with Indigenous communities in how […]