Biden had no leverage re WIllow. Lease was signed decades ago; courts overturned drill bans. Drill pads reduced by 40%; ConocoPhillips to relinquish rights to 68,000 acres of existing leases.

https://doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-substantially-reduces-scope-willow-project

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