Alaska Wilderness League staff and supporters live in every corner of this country. Whenever concerned citizens voice their passion for Alaska’s wilderness in the media, we catalog it. Below you’ll find Alaska in the news, as well as the most recent press releases from the League.
Are you a member of the press, or do you have a media-related question for the League? Contact Gwen Dobbs or Corey Himrod at 202-544-5205.
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KEY:
Arctic Ocean 
Arctic Refuge 
National Petroleum Reserve-AK 
Alaska National Forests 
Other
U.S., Canada say Arctic waters now off limits
(Arctic Sounder, 12/23/2016)
ASRC: Obama acts in our name, ignores our needs
(APRN, 12/21/2016)
Obama uses executive authority, secures Arctic legacy with 125 million acres of protection
Statement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director (12/20/2016)
Forest Service aims to curb old-growth logging in Tongass National Forest
(Alaska Dispatch News, 12/15/2016)
Environmentalists ready for ANWR fight, with vets in their camp
(APRN, 12/14/2016)
Tongass National Forest plan moves to young-growth timber
(Associated Press, 12/9/2016)
U.S. Forest Service finalizes Tongass National Forest management plan
Statement by Kristen Miller, Conservation Director (12/9/2016)
How Two Tribal Women Are Fighting to Protect the Arctic From Oil Drilling
(AlterNet, 12/5/2016)
Granting Refuge
(Patagonia: The Cleanest Line, 12/2/2016)
Patagonia urges U.S. government to protect Arctic Refuge from oil drilling
(Treehugger, 11/28/2016)
Gwich’in to Congress: Designate the Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain as Wilderness
Group Statement (11/28/2016)
Trump’s Victory Reignites Battles Over National Parks and Other Federal Lands
(Medium, 11/25/2016)
Millions buck Black Friday shopping frenzy to #OptOutside
(USA Today, 11/23/2016)
Obama cancels oil lease sales in Arctic through 2022
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11/18/2016)
Obama administration closes Arctic Ocean to future risky and reckless drilling
Statement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director (11/18/2016)
Toothless: More proposed drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
(The Hill, 10/14/2016)
Norway minister urged to halt Arctic oil drilling
(Climate Home, 10/13/2016)
Congressional attack on Alaska public lands and waters
Statement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director, Alaska Wilderness League (9/21/2016)
Forest Service fails to receive bids for outdated Tongass National Forest timber sale
Statement by Dan Kirkwood, Rainforest Campaign Manager, Alaska Wilderness League (9/15/2016)
Visiting Alaska’s Fortress of Bears
(Outside Magazine, 8/11/2016)
Think forward about natural resources
(Fairbanks News-Miner, 8/1/2016)
My Turn: Together, Alaskans can build a legacy that we can be proud of
(Juneau Empire, 7/26/2016)
Bureau of Land Management to begin review of second commercial oil development in western Arctic
Group Statement (7/26/2016)
Big Oil makes a push for risky and reckless Arctic drilling
(The Hill, 7/18/2016)
Republicans unleash attack on public lands, waters in the Arctic, Alaska
Statement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director, Alaska Wilderness League (7/12/2016)
CIRI eyes land in refuges, NPR-A to fulfill promise
(APRN, 7/8/2016)
Interior hands down strict Arctic-specific offshore drilling rules
(Washington Examiner, 7/7/2016)
Obama administration takes first step in Arctic Ocean regulations
Statement by Kristen Miller, Conservation Director, Alaska Wilderness League (7/7/2016)
Obama weighs big Arctic decision
(The Hill, 7/3/2016)
Forecast Cloudy for Arctic Offshore Oil Drilling
(Bloomberg, 6/30/2016)
U.S. Forest Service enters home stretch for amending Tongass National Forest management plan
Statement by Kristen Miller, Conservation Director (6/30/2016)
Conservation groups strongly opposed to forest provisions in wildfire legislation
Statement by Kristen Miller, Conservation Director (6/23/2016)
Time to Take the Arctic off the Table to Drilling
Statement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director (6/16/2016)