Opponents, such as the environmental groups who filed suit and the Native Village of Nuiqsut, stand opposed to it, noting it will disrupt wildlife and have negative ecological and health impacts.

Source: https://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/conocophillips-suspends-wintertime-willow-project-construction/article_7d72fd02-c740-11ed-a489-eba7868b10cd.html

Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, the mayor of Nuiqsut and an opponent of the Willow project.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/climate/willow-alaska-oil-biden.html

Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, the mayor of Nuiqsut — the closest village to the Willow site — has repeatedly condemned the project as bad for local residents’ health.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/03/15/conservation-groups-sue-to-block-biden-approved-willow-oil-project-on-alaskas-north-slope/

The city and tribe of Nuiqsut also oppose the development.

Source: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/02/01/blm-proposes-allowing-conocophillips-to-drill-most-of-its-arctic-willow-project/