Environmentalists file lawsuit over oil drilling in Alaska

Environmentalists and indigenous groups have filed a lawsuit against new oil and gas drilling in Alaska. On Monday, the Biden administration authorized ConocoPhillips’ eight-billion-dollar project called „Willow“ for the extraction of oil and gas in northwestern Alaska. The project will produce more than 570 million barrels of oil and, according to various estimates, will emit between 240 and 280 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.