The same area was approved for drilling by the Trump EPA.
In 2021, a federal judge reversed the Trump EPA decision "because it failed to thoroughly analyze potential greenhouse gas pollution..."
Free Republic post - "Federal judge reverses Trump environmental approval for major Alaska oil project"
Corrupt judges get bribes and kickbacks just like other corrupt government officials like Antony Fauci. In Fauci’s case he’s gotten millions in bribes And kickbacks.