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.
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Greens sue Interior over oil drillers' right to harass polar bears
(E&E News/Politico, 9/16/21)
What to watch this fall at DOE, Interior, FERC
(E&E News/Politico, 9/14/21)
Dunleavy vows to fight Biden administration over Alaska's resources
(Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 9/10/21)
D.C. Circuit skeptical of Alaska challenge to roadless rule
(E&E News/Politico, 9/10/21)
Reconciliation to move forward with Arctic Refuge oil program repeal in place
(Alaska Native News, 9/10/21)
EPA moves to protect Alaska's Bristol Bay, blocking major gold mine
(EcoWatch, 9/10/21)
U.S. to reevaluate review of Alaska petroleum reserve
(The Associated Press, 9/9/21)
Interior will launch review of Trump's Arctic oil plan
(E&E News/Politico, 9/8/21)
Dick's public lands stores will donate to environmental nonprofits
(MarketWatch, 8/31/21)
A federal judge’s rejection of a huge Alaska oil drilling project is the latest reversal of Trump policy
(Inside Climate News, 8/20/21)
Alaska politicians denounce court order voiding $6 billion oil project
(Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 8/20/21)
'Resounding' climate win as judge blocks Alaska drilling project defended by Biden
(Common Dreams, 8/19/21)
Comment sought on Arctic Refuge leasing program
(The Cordova Times, 8/5/21)
Alaska politicians rebuke review of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
(Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 8/5/21)
Groups welcome Biden review but demand Congress permanently protect Arctic Refuge from drilling
(Alaska Native News, 8/4/21)
The Biden administration orders a new review of oil and gas development in the Arctic
(The New York Times, 8/3/21)
Alaska weighing options to push back on new review of Arctic Refuge leasing
(KTUU — Alaska's News Source, 8/3/21)
Biden administration kicks off second look at Arctic refuge drilling
(The Hill, 8/3/21)
Will the Tongass timber wars ever be over?
(SitNews, 7/18/21)
Biden administration to restore protections to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
(Digital Journal, 7/17/21)
Biden reinstates Roadless Rule, bans logging in Tongass
(Our Daily Planet, 7/16/21)
Biden ends Trump plan to log Alaska rainforest dubbed ‘the lungs of North America’
(The Independent, 7/16/21)
U.S. to end large, old-growth timber sales in Alaska forest
(The Associated Press, 7/15/21)
U.S. to restore protections for Alaska's Tongass forest
(Reuters, 7/15/21)
Biden to restore protections for America’s largest national forest
(Huff Post, 7/15/21)
BIPOC outdoor activists join forces with Alaska Wilderness League and Gwich’in People
(Travel Experience Live, 7/10/21)
Duluth outdoor activist hikes into Arctic Refuge debate
(Duluth News Tribune, 7/10/21)
Appeals court upholds challenge to Pebble Mine ruling
(Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 6/21/21)
Biden reverses one of Trump’s ‘most reckless and irresponsible’ decisions
(Gizmodo, 6/11/21)
Biden moves to reverse Trump opening of Alaska forest to logging
(Reuters, 6/11/21)
Forests are crucial to combating climate change — will Biden rise to the challenge?
(AlterNet, 6/10/21)
On Alaska oil drilling, Biden walks a difficult path in search of bipartisanship
(Inside Climate News, 6/7/21)
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge just got a reprieve — but it’s not safe yet
(National Geographic, 6/3/21)
Biden Aims to End Arctic Drilling. A Trump-Era Law Could Foil His Plans.
(The New York Times, 6/2/21)
Biden Suspends Trump-Era Arctic Drilling Leases in Wildlife Refuge Cherished by Environmentalists
(People, 6/2/21)
Biden Suspends Oil Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge While Supporting Drilling Elsewhere in Alaska
(EcoWatch, 6/2/21)
Biden Urged to Go Further After ‘Strong Step’ Toward Protecting Arctic Refuge From Drilling
(Alaska Native News, 6/2/21)
Biden administration suspends oil and gas leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
(The Washington Post, 6/1/21)
Biden Suspends Drilling Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
(The New York Times, 6/1/21)
Biden suspends oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
(The Associated Press, 6/1/21)
Biden suspends Trump-era oil and gas leases in Alaska refuge
(Reuters, 6/1/21)
Lorraine Netro awarded the Glen Davis Conservation Prize
(Yukon News, 5/30/21)
Biden’s Justice Department Is Defending a Trump-Era Plan to Drill the Arctic
(Earther, 5/28/21)
Biden backs enormous Trump-era Alaska oil drilling project opposed by environmentalists
(The Independent, 5/28/21)
Biden administration throws support behind Willow oil project
(Alaska Public Media, 5/27/21)
Environmentalists condemn Biden's backing of Alaska oil drilling project
(Reuters, 5/27/21)
Biden officials condemned for backing Trump-era Alaska drilling project
(The Guardian, 5/27/21)
Biden Administration Defends Huge Alaska Oil Drilling Project
(The New York Times, 5/26/21)
The outdoors are so white. Here’s how Lena Waithe and Jimmy Chin could change that
(Fast Company, 5/25/21)
Meet Chad Brown, founder of Love is King
(Outside Business Journal, 5/17/21)