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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Arctic Ocean 
Arctic Refuge 
National Petroleum Reserve-AK 
Alaska National Forests 
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Obama administration reverses course on Atlantic oil drilling
(Reuters, 3/15/2016)
Obama’s plan leaves door open to Arctic drillingStatement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director, Alaska Wilderness League (3/15/2016)
Obama, Trudeau announce plans to fight Arctic oil and gas pollution
(Alaska Dispatch, 3/10/2016)
President Obama, Prime Minister Trudeau outline Arctic protections
Statement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director, Alaska Wilderness League (3/10/2016)
Historic Vote on Arctic Refuge
Group Statement (2/26/2016)
Time to take oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge off the table
Statement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director, Alaska Wilderness League (1/25/2016)
Cindy Shogan: I Heart The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Here’s Why You Should Too
(Patagonia “Cleanest Line” Blog, 12/10/2015)
The Inside Story of Shell’s Arctic Assault
(Audubon Magazine, 12/8/2015)
Rep. Huffman thanks Obama administration, asks for future Arctic protection
Statement by Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) (12/8/2015)
Celebrating the Landmark Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
Statement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director; Valerie Brown, Legal Director, Trustees for Alaska (12/3/2015)
Senate Democrats renew battle lines over drilling on Arctic Refuge coastal plain
(Alaska Dispatch News, 12/2/2015)
Senators Michael Bennet and Ed Markey Introduce Arctic Refuge Wilderness Bill
Group Statement (12/2/2015)
U.S. Forest Service moves forward with amending Tongass National Forest management plan
Statement by Dan Kirkwood, Rainforest Program Manager (11/20/2015)
Obama administration holds oil and gas lease sale within National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska
Group Statement (11/18/2015)
Interior takes next sales for Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea OCS off the table
(Petroleum News, 10/23/2015)
ConocoPhillips receives approval to drill first federal production well in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Statement by Leah Donahey, Senior Campaign Director (10/22/2015)
ConocoPhillips wins drilling permit for project in Alaska’s petroleum reserve
(FuelFix, 10/22/2015)
ConocoPhillips wins drilling permit in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve
(BOE Report, 10/22/2015)
Global warming has opened the famed Northwest Passage to navigation
(AlterNet, 10/22/2015)
Government cancels upcoming oil lease sales in the Arctic, citing ‘low industry interest’
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 10/16/2015)
Alaska Wilderness League applauds cancellation of 2016/17 Arctic Ocean lease sales; denial of lease extensions
Statement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director (10/16/2015)
United States and Alaska end legal battle over Exxon Valdez
Statement by Kristen Miller, Conservation Director (10/15/2015)
With Shell pulling out, time to end Arctic drilling
(The Hill, 10/5/2015)
Long, bumpy Arctic road reaches a dead end for Shell
(Alaska Journal of Commerce, 9/30/2015)
Shell backs off Arctic ‘for the foreseeable future’
(Mother Nature Network, 9/28/2015)
Conservation Groups Applaud Rep. Huffman Legislation to End Arctic Offshore Oil Drilling
Group Statement (9/28/2015)
Shell Shocked: Shell announces an end to its Arctic adventure
Statement by Cindy Shogan, Executive Director (9/28/2015)
David Thoreson talks Arctic climate change
(Daily Princetonian, 9/28/2015)
David Thoreson talks Arctic climate change
(Daily Princetonian, 9/28/2015)
Young Leaders Lend Their Voices on Culture, Climate Change
(Indian Country Today, 9/24/2015)
Kristen Miller: Is This the New Face of Climate Change?
(AlterNet, 9/23/2015)
Arctic Leaders To Congress: Oil Development In Alaska Is A Human Rights Issue
(ThinkProgress, 9/18/2015)
Cindy Shogan: Our Future Generations Can Teach Us a Thing or Two About Arctic Drilling
(Huffington Post Green, 8/28/2015)
Greens decry Obama’s Shell game
(Alaska Dispatch News, 8/17/2015)