Biden Administration , Approves Contested Alaskan , Oil Drilling Project.br CNN reports that the Biden administration br has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. .br CNN reports that the Biden administration br has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. .br The decision has reportedly angered br opponents such as climate activists br and set the stage for legal challenges.br CNN reports that the Willow Project is located br in the National Petroleum Reserve, land br that is owned by the federal government. .br The area holds an estimated br 600 million barrels of oil.br According to the Biden administration's estimates, br the project will generate enough oil to release br 9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. .br According to the Biden administration's estimates, br the project will generate enough oil to release br 9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. .br Supporters of the decision, including a coalition of Alaska br Native tribes and groups, have hailed the drilling project br as a vital revenue source that will also create jobs. .br We finally did it, Willow is finally br reapproved, and we can almost br literally feel Alaska’s future br brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN.br We finally did it, Willow is finally br reapproved, and we can almost br literally feel Alaska’s future br brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN.br According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs, br generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”.br According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs, br generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”.br She added that the drilling project br has the potential to improve , "quality of life on br the North Slope br and across our state.”.br Opponents argue that the project works against the br Biden administration's stated climate goals and br poses a threat to both the environment and public health.