The Joe Biden administration on Monday approved an Alaska oil project or the Willow Project, which intends for extensive oil drilling on the North Slope, and has sparked anger among environmentalists.

#StopWillowCampaign: Biden Administration approves oil drilling project in Alaska. Here's all you need to know

US President Joe Biden is poised to decide whether to pull the plug on a massive oil drilling project on Alaska's North Slope or allow it to go ahead. With the decision imminent, environmentalists have ramped up pressure on the White House, urging Biden to live up to the climate change pledges he made during his campaign.

To drill or not to drill: President Joe Biden to make decision on Alaska oil project

Activists are rallying against the proposed willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska. The Biden administration is weighing the approval of the major oil project. Amid fierce criticism, reports suggest the white house may reduce the scope of the project. The willow project is a $6 billion proposal from Conocophillips' to drill oil and gas in Alaska. It would be located inside the national petroleum reserve - Alaska, a 23 million-acre area on the state's north slope, the largest tract of undisturbed public land in the U.S. The willow project area holds an estimated 600 million barrels of oil; or more than the amount currently held in the U.S. Strategic petroleum reserve. Environmental groups remain staunchly opposed, arguing the project conflicts with the Biden's promises to fight climate change; and poses a threat to pristine wilderness. Many say the project is out of step with Biden’s goals to slash planet-warming carbon emissions in half by 2030 and move to clean energy.

Biden going back on promises to fight climate change? Activists rally against Alaska oil project

Climate activists against the proposed Willow oil and gas drilling project in the northwest U.S. State of Alaska have started online protests as the Biden administration mulls greenlighting it.

Climate activists rally against Alaska oil project as Biden administration faces dilemma