One-day delay due to National Day of Mourning for President Carter WASHINGTON — Tuesday the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the bid opening for the second congressionally-mandated oil and gas lease sale for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) will be held on Jan. 10, 2025, a day later than previously […]
Kaktovik, Alaska – The release of the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision by the US Bureau of Land Management has left the community of Kaktovik, Alaska – the only village located in the area – frustrated and discontented. The lands under question are the traditional lands of the Kaktovikmiut, however, […]
Sale includes minimum acres required, creating smallest footprint of potential surface disturbance and limiting seismic exploration ANCHORAGE — Monday the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), which analyzed the program as well as a lease sale mandated […]
Preferred alternative would offer minimum acres required, creating smallest footprint of potential surface disturbance and limiting seismic exploration ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Wednesday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released the final Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), which analyzed a lease sale mandated […]