Very good article, thanks for posting that.
The central issue at this point, imo, comes down to this statement in the article.
"Trustees for Alaska said Wednesday that the Biden administration is now arguing that a “bare-bones Trump-era analysis of greenhouse gas emissions should be upheld,” even though the appeals court came to the opposite conclusion."
No doubt though, the article makes a strong case for approving the Willow Project.
I think if i was in Ashley's position i would wait on releasing the Merlin results until the judge's hammer drops on the Willow project, if possible of course.