US Government Approves Alaska Oil And Gas Development 

US President Joe Biden has approved a major oil and gas drilling project in Alaska that faced strong opposition from environmental activists. <br />The company behind the Willow project, ConocoPhillips, says it will create local investment and thousands of jobs however the $8bn proposal faced a torrent of online activism in recent weeks, particularly among youth activists on TikTok. <br />Opponents argued it should be halted over its climate and wildlife impacts. <br />The US Bureau of Land Management estimates, that it will generate up to 278 million metric tonnes of CO2e over its 30-year lifetime - the equivalent of adding two million cars to US roads every year.