Dear Friend,

The Biden administration was expected to release its decision the Willow Project this past week — that is, until the movement to stop Willow gained traction. In the span of a couple weeks, over 85,000 letters from Earthjustice supporters and a growing six million others were sent to the administration to stop the Willow Project.

Amidst the delay, sources inside the administration told the press that it intends to permit the project next week.

The news story is not a final decision — we still have a chance to organize a strong enough response and stop Willow. Send a letter to President Biden and Secretary Haaland to urge them to stop the Willow Project.

We are out of time for massive fossil development. Now is the moment to harness unprecedented federal funding to transition the Alaska economy rather than doubling down on oil. If the Biden administration makes the wrong call on Willow, it will matter globally — both for emissions and leadership credibility.

This fight is not over, not by a long shot. Momentum is on our side, the fossil fuel industry is playing defense, and the administration’s confidence is wavering. Now is our time to make one last push, even if you’ve already sent a letter, to stop the Willow Project. We know they are listening.

Tell President Biden and Secretary Haaland to stop the Willow Project.

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Sincerely,
Jeremy Lieb
Senior Attorney
Alaska Office

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From: Earthjustice Alerts <[email protected]>
Subject: Stop the Willow Project
To: <[email protected]>

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Dear Friend,

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) just released its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Willow Project — the disastrous Western Arctic drilling plan. Despite broad public outcry, the agency moved one step closer to granting permits for the Willow Project.

So far, President Biden has failed to meet the moment when it comes to winding down fossil fuel production. His climate legacy will remain mixed so long as he continues to fail to tackle the root of the problem — rampant extraction and combustion of fossil fuels. But there's still hope.

The news is disappointing, but the fight continues. The administration has recognized that it can still select the no action alternative in a final decision, and we urge it to do so. The Biden administration can finalize its decision in the coming weeks but until then, we can still pressure the administration and BLM to do the right thing. Tell President Biden and the BLM not to grant permits for the Willow Project.

Earthjustice already held the BLM accountable for its failure to assess the Willow Project’s greenhouse gas emissions, requiring it to supplement the original EIS — but the facts on the Willow Project remain damning. It would generate an estimated 280 million metric tons of climate pollution, jeopardize the health of people living in nearby communities, and devastate local wildlife like polar bears, migratory birds, and caribou. This project is massive on its own, but ConocoPhillips admitted to investors that Willow is just the first step in its master plan to turn the pristine Western Arctic into an industrial oil production zone.

The stakes are too high for us to let our guard down now, and we’re ready to take the agency back to court if it uses shoddy analysis or faulty assumptions to justify permitting the project once again.

However, the clearest path forward is not one involving litigation, but one where the BLM acts on the public uproar about this disastrous drilling plan. 42,000 Earthjustice supporters and hundreds of thousands of others filed public comments telling the agency that allowing Willow to proceed during a worsening climate crisis is unacceptable.

We need to match that energy as we head into this final stretch. This might be the public’s last shot to influence the agency before the BLM greenlights this project, with its potential to cause untold damage to the Western Arctic. Join us in urging President Biden and the BLM to deny the permits for the Willow Project.

Sincerely,
Jeremy Lieb
Senior Attorney
Alaska Office

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