Alaska's Willow oil field work to continue despite opposition's bid.

A federal judge has denied conservation groups' request to halt ConocoPhillips from beginning construction work at the Willow oil field in Alaska. The judge ruled that the groups did not show that this year's work at the field would "irreparably harm" their members. The decision allows ConocoPhillips to immediately begin work extracting gravel from a mine and building a 3-mile road toward the Willow project area. The $8 billion project is expected to produce 600 million barrels of oil over its lifetime, helping boost Alaska's struggling economy, but conservation groups say it will undermine President Joe Biden's climate goals and threaten a fragile environment.