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| Dear Friend, |
| Your actions continue to create change. The Bureau of Land Management — an agency that oversees a significant portion of our public lands — has announced it will collect public feedback on ConocoPhillips’ Willow project, a disastrous plan to drill in the Western Arctic. |
| This outcome is the result of a tried-and-true formula — effective Earthjustice litigation and persistent engagement from supporters like you. First, Earthjustice attorneys went to court and won, successfully demonstrating that the government didn’t adequately study the climate impact of drilling. Then, 22,000 Earthjustice supporters took action and convinced the Biden administration to drop its misguided legal defense of the project. |
| Together, we created this opportunity to voice our opposition — and we’re going to put it to good use. Tell the BLM that the Western Arctic drilling project cannot move forward. |
| This project is still a disaster for the climate. It is the largest single oil and gas drilling operation currently proposed on federal lands and could generate more carbon than 56 million cars emit in a year. Beyond the damage to our climate, ConocoPhillips’ plan calls for 37 miles of new gravel roads, seven bridges, an airstrip, and a gravel mine, which would jeopardize the health and traditional practices of nearby Alaska Native communities and devastate local wildlife like polar bears, migratory birds, and caribou. |
| We need to fight hard. Although the administration plans to reverse some of Trump’s damage in the region by reverting to an Obama-era management plan, that won’t be enough to prevent this massive drilling project from moving forward. The Biden administration’s actions elsewhere in the country have left us with little confidence it’ll do the right thing on its own. Just in the last few months, the administration attempted a massive lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, refused to implement a moratorium on coal leases, and continues to let oil flow through the Line 3 and Dakota Access Pipelines. If we don’t continue to voice our opposition, greenlighting ConocoPhillips’ massive Arctic oil drilling plan could join that list of harmful decisions. |
| We’re not going to back down, and we know you won’t either. Join us in calling on the Bureau of Land Management to fight the climate crisis by saying no to this disastrous drilling project. |
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Sincerely,
Jeremy Lieb
Senior Associate Attorney |
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