Nation Mar 13

An oil pipeline stretches across the landscape outside Prudhoe Bay in North Slope Borough, Alaska, on May 25, 2019. Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images
What is the controversy behind the Alaska Willow oil project?

Supporters say a major oil project President Joe Biden is approving on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities while environmentalists say it runs counter to his climate goals.