“Thirty years of climate pollution from this oil project will accelerate the global climate crisis, and it is at odds with the Biden administration’s bold climate leadership," he said, adding that he hoped Interior officials would revisit the decision. “In the end, on these choices there is ultimately a climate imperative to take prompt action. And even in the face of strong political pressure, taking those choices in the near term is what the administration needs to do to meet the bold climate vision that it set out.”

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2021 18:47 UTC