New Trump management plan hands more than 80% of America’s Western Arctic over to oil and gas

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Washington — Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final Record of Decision for a new Integrated Activity Plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Reserve) in America’s western Arctic following a rushed and incomplete process.   The new plan opens seven million additional acres within the Reserve to oil leasing, bringing the available […]

BLM Moves to Gut Protected Areas in NPRA and Western Arctic

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BLM Moves to Gut Protected Areas in NPRA and Western Arctic

Proposed management plan would gut protections for the largest Arctic lake in the United States and other Special Areas Another federal agency action threatens the health of Arctic land, water, wildlife, and people already suffering the consequences of industrialization and climate change. The Bureau of Land Managementtook the next step toward undercutting protections for designated […]