The Willow Oil project has been approved by the Biden administration despite campaign promises by the former vice president not to approve any new drilling on federal lands. This decision has caused some environmental groups to oppose the project, while elected officials and the oil industry have supported it. The new rule proposed by the Department of the Interior to protect 3 million acres of offshore waters on the Beaufort Sea from future development is met with some skepticism by climate groups.

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