“We support Congress and the Biden administration taking long-overdue action to… reestablish protections for this crown jewel of our national wildlife refuge system,” said one activist. Conservationists and climate campaigners on Thursday welcomed the news that another fossil fuel company has canceled a controversial Trump-era lease to drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, […]
Fairbanks, Alaska — Regenerate Alaska, a subsidiary of Australia-based 88 Energy, has elected to cancel its lease in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The company was the only oil company to purchase a lease in last year’s first-ever oil and gas lease sale for the Arctic Refuge held at the end of the Trump administration. […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – As extremely saturated trails continue to dry out after record snowfall this winter, the Bureau of Land Management Eastern Interior Field Office (EIFO) extended the temporary closure to all motorized vehicles including off-highway vehicles (OHVs) on the Wickersham Creek, Trail Creek, and Quartz Creek trails to prevent trail degradation and resource damage. “Much of the snow has melted but the […]
The Arctic Interagency Visitor Center and Dalton Highway recreation sites welcome visitors COLDFOOT, Alaska – Summer recreation sites along the Dalton Highway are open for the summer season, including the Arctic Interagency Visitor Center (AIVC) in Coldfoot and the Yukon River Contact Station at the Yukon River Bridge the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced Friday. In addition, the Five Mile, Arctic Circle, and […]