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Willow is not just an “environmentalist” concern

HEATED analyzed 30 national news stories about the Willow project and found that 75 percent framed its importance as primarily political.

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Arielle Samuelson and Emily Atkin
Mar 15, 2023
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Climate activists protest the Willow Project in front of the White House on January 10, 2023. Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

The Biden administration on Monday announced that it is approving the largest-ever proposed oil drilling project on U.S. public lands, in a direct repudiation of research warning that new fossil fuel developme…

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