The massive Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope can move forward, a federal judge in Anchorage ruled Thursday.
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Chum salmon are spawning in North Slope rivers, University of Alaska researchers find
A University of Alaska Fairbanks team last month found about 100 chum salmon that were spawning or had just spawned in the Anaktuvuk and Itkillik rivers.
Haaland cancels leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge: ‘Climate change is the crisis of our lifetime’
No company was close to drilling in the refuge. Two companies that bought leases during the Trump administration later gave them up.
ConocoPhillips says court case is likely do-or-die for Willow Arctic oil project
Willow would be the first large project constructed in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, and ConocoPhillips’ 30-year lease was signed in 1999.
State appeals federal court ruling that allows ConocoPhillips to keep Willow drilling data secret
In March, a judge determined that a federal law preempts a state law that requires North Slope companies to make data publicly available.
ConocoPhillips faces potential fine of $914,000 for Arctic gas leak
The leak at Alpine continued for days before workers got control of it.
Hilcorp fined again for deviating from permit at Milne Point
The order says Hilcorp has a track record of regulatory non-compliance that includes more than 60 enforcement actions.
ExxonMobil says it plans ‘relatively limited’ Arctic investment
ExxonMobil told shareholders last week the company doesn’t expect to expand its activities in the Arctic.
ConocoPhillips can start road work for Willow Arctic drilling project, judge decides
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason denied requests for an injunction that would have stopped the company from working in the final weeks of the winter construction season.
Judge likely to rule next week on halting Willow construction on Alaska’s North Slope
Two lawsuits, filed by environmental groups and an Inupiat advocacy organization, aim to overturn the Biden administration’s approval of Willow.