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  

  [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 […]