From the Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign (https://www.arcticrefugedefense.org/): The administration finalized the plans to lease areas of the sacred coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. And they picked the most destructive drilling option possible, attempting to lease the entire … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org):Awesome news! JPMorgan Chase announced that it is planning to end funding for new oil and gas projects in the Arctic—including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Now, two of the largest U.S. banks, JPMorgan Chase … Continued
From the National Resources Defense Council (https://www.nrdc.org/): We’ve never been this close to losing Alaska’s iconic Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling… The administration will soon begin selling oil drilling leases in the Arctic Refuge, and oil megacorp Chevron … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Recently the New York Times exposed this administration’s corrupt tactics to justify drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. One brazen example: Instead of generating the projected $1.8 billion in revenue originally touted by … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): A bombshell of an article was published this morning in Politico, reinforcing what we’ve suspected all along: administration officials have disregarded scientific facts at multiple stages in their rush to sell oil and gas lease sales … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): When it comes to public lands, an attack on one such place is an attack on all the places we hold so dearly, and one extraordinary place is in need of your help today: … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Our most pristine wilderness is in jeopardy. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has just put forth plans that would usher drilling into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain. Drilling would scar the land and endanger … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Recently, the front page of The New York Times highlighted how “in the blink of an eye, a hunt for oil threatens pristine Alaska.” It warned readers about the rush to drill in the … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Many of you have submitted public comments opposing the Department of the Interior’s leasing plan that would pave the way for oil rigs to invade the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Well, in yet another … Continued
From the Alaska Wilderness League (http://www.alaskawild.org): Imperiled polar bears denning and rearing their young on the Arctic Refuge coastal plain just received a terrible blow. The Washington Post1 reported that the Trump administration is considering a plan to conduct 3-dimensional seismic exploration … Continued