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Late-night hosts discuss Trump blaming Mike Pence for January 6, nickname options for Ron DeSantis and Biden’s approval of the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

The Alaska venture will add 239 million metric tons of carbon emissions to the atmosphere over the next 30 years.

US government decision to greenlight ConocoPhillips Alaska’s $8bn Willow oil project received praise and condemnation.

Biden may have promised ‘no more drilling on federal lands, period’ during his campaign, but the reality has been very different

The Biden administration’s approval of a massive oil development in northern Alaska commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project

The administration approved the controversial ConocoPhillips venture while also limiting future drilling elsewhere

WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday approved the operation of a massive oil and gas facility on Alaska’s North Slope, a ConocoPhillips project called Willow supported by the state’s congressional delegation but opposed by environmental groups.

Environmental advocates opposed to the oil drilling project have called it a "carbon bomb," but proponents such as Alaska politicians and labor unions say it will bring jobs and revenue to the state.

Biden administration’s approval of Willow project in northwestern US state draws condemnation from environmental groups.