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Gwich’in leaders condemn issuance of Arctic Refuge leases

By Corey Himrod | Alaska Wild on Jan 20, 2021   Featured, General News, North Slope/Northwest Alaska  

Gwich’in leaders condemn issuance of Arctic Refuge leases

Fairbanks, Alaska — The Gwich’in Steering Committee condemns the Trump administration’s issuance of leases of sacred lands in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a violation of their human rights and Indigenous ways of life. “This administration’s decision to hand sacred lands to exploiters shows its commitment to continuing its cowardly […]

Groups Await Their Day in Court After Judge Rules Against Injunction in Arctic Refuge Case

By Dawnell Smith | Trustees for Alaska on Jan 6, 2021   Featured, General News, North Slope/Northwest Alaska  

Groups Await Their Day in Court After Judge Rules Against Injunction in Arctic Refuge Case

ANCHORAGE (AK)— The Gwich’in Steering Committee and allied groups await their day in court after a U.S. District Court decided not to grant their request for an injunction that would have prevented the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from authorizing winter seismic work and issuing leases of lands in the coastal plain of the Arctic […]

Rushed, Reckless Seismic Testing Imperils Wildlife, Stifles the American Public’s Voice

By Mary Jo Brooks | NWF on Oct 23, 2020   Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, State  

Rushed, Reckless Seismic Testing Imperils Wildlife, Stifles the American Public’s Voice

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 23, 2020) — The Department of Interior’s headlong rush to conduct seismic testing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge threatens iconic wildlife and Indigenous communities that depend on this pristine land. The rushed, 14-day comment period — in the midst of a global pandemic — all but ensures that the public’s […]

Lawsuit Aims to Block Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

By Kristen Monsell | Center for Biological Diversity on Aug 24, 2020   Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, State  

Lawsuit Aims to Block Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

  Oil, Gas Leasing Would Cause Irreparable Harm to Wildlife, Tundra, Climate ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging the Trump administration’s decision to allow oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Bureau of Land Management’s plan for drilling in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic […]

The Gwich’in Nation Vows to Protect Sacred Lands in the Arctic Refuge

By Dawhell Smith | Trustees for Alaska on Sep 13, 2019   Featured, State  

The Gwich’in Nation Vows to Protect Sacred Lands in the Arctic Refuge

Indigenous leaders question legitimacy of Trump agency’s hasty, secretive review process and deeply flawed environmental impact statement WASHINGTON — The Gwich’in Nation vowed to protect sacred lands Thursday after the Bureau of Land Management released a Final Environmental Impact Statement promoting oil & gas exploitation in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The document is the […]

House Passes Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protective Act

By Alaska Native News on Sep 12, 2019   Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, Politics, State  

House Passes Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protective Act

 In a vote of 225-193, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protective Act preventing the Bureau of land Management from holding lease sales on the Arctic Coastal Plain. Despite the vote by the House, Trump has said he will veto the bill if it manages to reach his […]

Gwich’in leaders from Alaska and Canada support Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act

By Julia Fisher-Salmon | Gwich'in Steering Committee on May 2, 2019   Featured, Politics, State  

Gwich’in leaders from Alaska and Canada support Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act

  [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ashington, D.C. –  Gwich’in leaders from Alaska and Canada responded with hope and gratitude today after the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee voted 22-14 to move the bipartisan Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, H.R. 1146, out of committee. The bill would restore protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by repealing the […]

Congress Seizes New Opportunity to Restore Arctic Refuge Protections

By Corey Himrod | Alaska Wild on May 1, 2019   Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, State  

Congress Seizes New Opportunity to Restore Arctic Refuge Protections

  Conservation groups voice support for Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act Washington, D.C. — In response to today’s U.S. House Natural Resources Committee vote passing the bipartisan Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act out of committee (the bill passed 22-14), Alaska Wilderness League, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, […]

Fairbanks Rejects BLM’s Attempts to Stifle Public Participation in Arctic Refuge Hearings

By DiS AK on Feb 5, 2019   Featured, State  

Fairbanks Rejects BLM’s Attempts to Stifle Public Participation in Arctic Refuge Hearings

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA–Fairbanksans attending Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Monday hearing on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge publicly slammed the agency for stifling public participation in democratic process. BLM did not provide residents a public forum in which to voice comments until Alaska Native leaders demanded accountability from the officials present. The event was planned as […]

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