Why the Trump Administration Approved the Alaska Oil Project?

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Kristen and her colleagues have been fighting this particular project for several years now. Kristen is part of a coalition of conservation groups that have filed a lawsuit to stop the project. A separate lawsuit has also been filed by trustees for Alaska on behalf of other indigenous and environmental groups.

Madeleine Finlay speaks to Guardian West Coast reporter Maanvi Singh about the Biden administration’s approval of a controversial new oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope. She also hears from Kristen Monsell, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, which is part of a coalition that’s filing a lawsuit to challenge the decision.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod