NowThis Earth's video: Why the Biden Admin Approved the Willow Project

On March 25, during a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Joe Biden said that despite approving the Willow Project, he had a ‘strong inclination’ to shut the project down. The Willow Project, developed by ConocoPhillips, will drill for oil in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The project has undergone much scrutiny; the Trump administration approved of 5 drilling pads in 2020, but it was halted by a federal judge in 2021 who said the environmental effect assessment was faulty. The Biden administration has now approved of 3 drilling pads, and environmental organizations have said they will continue attempting to halt the project in court. President Biden said, ‘The advice I got from counsel was that if that were the case, I may very well lose in court—and lose that case in court to the oil company—and then not be able to do what I really want to do beyond that. And that is conserve significant amounts of Alaskan sea and land forever.’ This was made with support from Climate Power. » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/knowthis_youtube » Subscribe to NowThis Earth: https://www.youtube.com/channel/nowthisearth Connect with NowThis Earth » Follow us on TikTok: https://go.nowth.is/Earth_TikTok » Follow us on Instagram: https://go.nowth.is/Earth_Instagram » Follow us on Snap: https://go.nowth.is/Earth_Snap » Follow us on Facebook: https://go.nowth.is/Earth_Facebook NowThis Earth is daily news coverage of climate, sustainability, biodiversity, species extinction, environmental justice, and other planetary concerns. NowThis is your premier news outlet providing you with all the videos you need to stay up to date on all the latest in trending news. From entertainment to politics, to viral videos and breaking news stories, we’re delivering all you need to know straight to your social feeds. We live where you live. http://www.youtube.com/nowthisearth @NowThisEarth