Senator has led congressional opposition to exploitation of Arctic Refuge for years WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released a statement criticizing the Trump administration’s rush to approve leases to drill in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before President-elect Biden is sworn into office: “President Trump’s last-ditch effort to shortcut environmental […]
“The administration really outdid itself with a proposal that has the Forest Service walking away from managing our national forests while closing the door on public oversight.” Defenders of wildlife and biodiversity on Tuesday decried a proposal released by President Donald Trump’s Department of Agriculture that would sharply curtail the U.S. Forest Service’s ability to weigh in […]
Lawsuit charges BLM with violating NEPA, other laws in plan to hand public land to fossil fuel industry ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Six groups filed a lawsuit Monday, August 24 in U.S. District Court charging the U.S. Bureau of Land Management with breaking the law by advancing a new management plan for Alaska’s National Petroleum […]
Local residents, who rely on caribou native to the refuge for sustenance, have called the area ‘the heart and soul of mother earth.’ Environmental advocates vowed to sue the U.S. Department of Interior following its announcement Monday that the Trump administration has finalized plans to auction off oil and gas leasing rights in Alaska’s Arctic National […]
