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News outletURLDoes the story primarily frame Willow as a political battle against environmentalists?Examples:Does the story discuss Willow's potential climate impacts?Which paragraph does the discussion begin?Does the story mention research about the necessity of phasing down fossil fuel infrastructure?Which paragraph?Notes:
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ABC Newshttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-admin-expected-approve-willow-project-despite-oil/story?id=97801596NoLede: "The Biden administration approved a roughly $8 billion oil drilling project in Alaska on Monday, which is a significant climate decision for the administration that had pledged to move away from fossil fuels."Yes4Yes10
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AP News*https://apnews.com/article/alaska-oil-biden-willow-drilling-climate-24f135580259b9f9b245383dba921fe7?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_03YesHeadline: "Biden OKs controversial Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists"NoN/ANoN/A
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Axioshttps://www.axios.com/2023/03/13/biden-approves-willow-oil-projectNoLede: "The Biden administration announced Monday it will approve ConocoPhillips' Willow oil project located on a portion of Alaska's North Slope that is one of the last unspoiled wilderness areas in America."Yes6Yes9
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BBChttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64943603YesLede: "US President Joe Biden has approved a major oil and gas drilling project in Alaska that faced strong opposition from environmental activists."Yes4NoN/A
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Bloomberghttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-13/biden-backs-giant-alaska-oil-project-despite-climate-peril?srnd=premium-europeYes/NoHeadline: "Biden Backs $8 Billion Alaska Oil Project Despite Climate Peril"Yes6Yes11Headline does not frame as a political battle, but story text does. That's why we graded it 1/2
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CBS Newshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-approves-willow-project-oil-drilling-alaska/NoLede calls Willow "one of President Biden's most consequential climate choices that is likely to draw condemnation from environmentalists." Yes11NoN/A
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Chicago Tribune*https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-biden-alaska-oil-project-20230313-c44jmvf4vzcuhl6duajknpzd7u-story.htmlYesAP reprintNoN/ANoN/A
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CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/03/13/politics/willow-project-alaska-oil-biden-approval-climate/index.htmlYesLede: "The Biden administration has approved the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, angering climate advocates..."Yes3NoN/A
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Fox Newshttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-set-approve-massive-oil-drilling-project-climate-activists-derided-carbon-bombYesLede: "The Biden administration announced Monday that it is moving forward with approving a massive 30-year oil drilling project in Alaska over objections from climate activists "NoN/ANoN/A
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France24*https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20230313-biden-administration-greenlights-controversial-willow-oil-project-in-alaskaYesAP reprintNoN/ANoN/A
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Huffington Posthttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/willow-project-alaska-oil-biden_n_640f2bd7e4b01ea5cd89806eYesLede: "The Biden administration on Monday gave final approval to a scaled-back version of a controversial fossil fuel drilling project on federal lands in the Alaskan Arctic — a move that drew immediate and fierce condemnation from environmentalists."Yes5Yes10
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Insiderhttps://www.businessinsider.com/biden-violates-promise-ban-oil-drilling-federal-land-alaska-willow-2023-3NoLede: "President Joe Biden has made fighting climate change a central pillar of his presidency...But he just broke a key campaign pledge to stop all new oil drilling on federal land in a major way. " Yes12Yes9Story did not cite research about fossil fuel infrastructure phase-out, but did quote a researcher saying ""Fossil fuel phaseout is an urgent global priority," so I'll give it to 'em.
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LA Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-03-13/biden-approve-huge-willow-oil-project-alaskaYesLede: "The Biden administration said Monday that it is approving the controversial major Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, one of the president’s most consequential climate choices and a decision that is likely to draw condemnation from environmentalists." NoN/ANoN/AHad a tough time deciding on this one, as the lede mentions the decision is consequential for the climate, but the rest of the article is ultimately about the political battle.
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NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-administration-approves-controversial-alaska-oil-drilling-projec-rcna74679NoLede: "The Biden administration on Monday gave the green light to a sprawling oil drilling project in Alaska, opening the nation's largest expanse of untouched land to energy production."Yes3NoN/AWe had a tough time deciding on this one too because it does mention the political battle - but it describes the climate impact beforehand and does not attribute that to environmentalists
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New York Posthttps://nypost.com/2023/03/13/biden-greenlights-8-billion-oil-drilling-project-in-alaska/YesLede: "Biden...approved a massive oil drilling project in Alaska that is sure to put the president on a collision course with far-left factions of his Democratic Party."Yes10NoN/ADiscussion of climate impacts are limitied to this quote: "​It’ll escalate the climate crisis and lock us into decades of dependence on Big Oil executives hell-bent on destroying the planet."
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New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/climate/biden-willow-arctic-drilling-restrictions.htmlNoLede: "The Biden administration gave formal approval Monday for a huge oil drilling project in Alaska known as Willow, despite widespread opposition because of its likely environmental and climate impacts."Yes1Yes7The lede does talk about environmentalist opposition to Willow, but it doesn't attribute the climate impacts to the project's opponents. That's why we decided it does not primarily frame Willow as a political battle.
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Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-trashes-climate-credentials-willow-project-oil-alaska-1787367YesThird graf: "While activists have hit out at the plans for the estimated 278 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions the project will bring over the course of its 30-year lifespan, it has received bipartisan support from lawmakers in the state over the huge economic benefit it will bring to local communities."Yes3Yes10Had a tough time with this one too because the lede is talks about Biden's climate record, but the rest of the article tends to attribute climate change impacts as environmentalist concerns
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NPRhttps://www.npr.org/2023/03/12/1163003146/alaska-drilling-protections-bidenYes3rd graf: "Climate activists have rallied against the project, calling it a "carbon bomb" that would be a betrayal of Biden's campaign pledges to curb new oil and gas drilling."Yes19NoN/AHad a tough time deciding whether this should count as a real discussion of Willow's climate impacts. Ultimately decided it was, albeit a weak one.
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PBShttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-administration-approves-controversial-willow-oil-drilling-project-in-alaskaYesLede: "The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the huge Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, a major climate move by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation from environmentalists who said it flies in the face of the Democratic president’s pledges."Yes15Yes16
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Politicohttps://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/13/biden-administration-approved-willow-alaska-oil-00086746YesLede: "The Biden administration approved the massive Willow oil project in Alaska on Monday, rejecting pleas from environmental groups ..."Yes3NoN/A
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Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/business/energy/biden-administration-approves-willow-oil-project-alaska-2023-03-13/Yes2nd graf: "The decision comes despite an aggressive eleventh-hour campaign from opponents who say the development of the three drill sites in northwestern Alaska conflicts with Biden's highly publicized efforts to fight climate change.."NoN/ANoN/AStory links out to an article on climate impacts but does not directly discuss or describe them.
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Teen Voguehttps://www.teenvogue.com/story/stopwillow-gen-z-pressure-biden-oilYesLede: "President Joe Biden on Monday officially approved the controversial Willow Project, a proposed drilling venture on Alaska’s North Slope, despite mass outcry from young organizers on social media."Yes6NoN/A
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The Atlantichttps://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/biden-willow-alaska-arctic-oil-drilling/673382/No3rd graf: "The project, called Willow, would damage the complex local tundra ecosystem and, according to an older government estimate, release the same amount of greenhouse gasses annually as half a million homes."Yes3Yes3
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The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/13/alaska-willow-project-approved-oil-gas-bidenYesLede: "The Biden administration has approved a controversial $8bn (£6bn) drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope, which has drawn fierce opposition from environmentalists and some Alaska Native communities, who say it will speed up the climate breakdown and undermine food security."Yes3NoN/A
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The Hillhttps://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3897595-biden-approves-controversial-oil-drilling-project-in-alaska/Yes2nd graf: "While not a surprise, the move to greenlight the Willow Project is expected to rankle President Biden’s liberal and climate-minded allies, who have opposed the move."Yes3NoN/A
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Timehttps://time.com/6262272/biden-willow-alaska-oil-project/Yes2nd graf: "The decision being announced Monday is one of President Joe Biden’s most consequential climate choices and is likely to draw condemnation from environmentalists who say it flies in the face of the Democratic president’s pledges."NoN/ANoN/A
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USA Todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/13/president-biden-approves-willow-project-future-arctic-drilling/11464736002/YesLede: "The Biden administration on Monday approved the controversial Willow oil project, clearing the way for one of the largest new oil and gas developments on federal land in Alaska in 20 years despite fierce opposition from environmental activists."NoN/ANoN/A
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Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/12/willow-alaska-biden-climate-change/Yes2nd graf: "Opponents hoped Biden would reject energy giant ConocoPhillips’s multibillion-dollar drilling project." Social media headline is "Biden okays major Arctic drilling project, angering environmentalists."Yes14Yes14
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Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-approves-drilling-project-in-alaskan-arctic-d6ee28fe?mod=hp_lead_pos2YesLede: "The Biden administration approved the massive Willow oil-drilling project in the Alaskan Arctic over the objections of environmentalists and many Democrats who wanted the project scuttled."Yes9Yes8
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Yahoo Newshttps://news.yahoo.com/why-bidens-decision-approve-alaskas-willow-oil-project-controversial-174518705.htmlYesLede: "The Biden administration announced Monday morning that it is giving final approval to a major oil drilling project in Alaska located in the largest unspoiled natural area in the United States, triggering swift condemnation from climate change activists."Yes18NoN/A
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