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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Trump administration issues illegal oil and gas leases in the Arctic
(Environment Journal, 1/20/21)
Trump admin finalizes ANWR sale, a challenge for Biden
(E&E News, 1/20/21)
Trump administration issues most leases sold for ANWR oil and gas development
(Anchorage Daily News, 1/19/21)
Trump administration issues last-minute Arctic refuge drilling leases
(Reuters, 1/19/21)
Trump Administration Issues Leases In Alaska's Arctic Refuge
(The Associated Press, 1/19/21)
Trump administration rushes to wrap Arctic oil leases on last day in office
(The Hill, 1/19/21)
Turns Out That the Oil Industry Wasn’t Interested in the Arctic Refuge After All
(Sierra Magazine, 1/15/21)
Democrats renew push to restore Roadless Rule in Tongass National Forest
(Alaska Public Media, 1/15/21)
The first ever US oil lease sale in the Arctic is a huge fail
(Nation of Change, 1/14/21)
Dems revive push to make roadless rule protections law
(E&E News, 1/13/21)
Democrats renew push to restore Roadless Rule in Tongass National Forest
(Coast Alaska News, 1/12/21)
In previously protected Alaskan refuge, auctions begin for drilling
(PBS NewsHour, 1/9/21)
'Ho-hum,' Arctic Refuge oil lease sale a failure for Trump administration
(Digital Journal, 1/9/21)
Good News: Trump's ANWR Oil-Lease Sale Was a Failure
(Outside Online, 1/8/21)
Trump auction of oil leases in Arctic refuge attracts barely any bidders
(The Hill, 1/8/21)
Trump Administration Offers Drilling Leases in the Arctic Refuge, but No Major Oil Firms Bid
(Inside Climate News, 1/7/21)
Alaska Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Sale Ends In Flop
(OilPrice.com, 1/7/21)
Trump administration’s sale of Arctic refuge drilling rights labeled an ‘epic failure’
(The Independent, 1/7/21)
Oil Companies Aren't Super Interested in Drilling in Alaska's Arctic Refuge After All
(Jezebel, 1/7/21)
Oil companies show little interest in Arctic oil rights
(Environment Journal, 1/7/21)
Sale of Drilling Leases in Arctic Refuge Fails to Yield a Windfall
(The New York Times, 1/6/21)
BLM finalizes revised plan for federal petroleum reserve
(Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1/6/21)
State tops bids in first ANWR lease sale
(Alaska Journal of Commerce, 1/6/21)
US leases long-sought Alaska oil rights in Trump's final days
(Agence France-Presse, 1/6/21)
Biden Must Stop Trump’s Reckless Plunder in Alaska
Susan Eisenhower op-ed (The New York Times, 1/6/21)
Trump administration drilling auction for Arctic refuge attracts little interest
(Reuters, 1/6/21)
US Holds First Lease Sale For Alaska's Arctic Refuge
(The Associated Press, 1/6/21)
Little action at Trump auction for Arctic oil rights
(BBC News, 1/6/21)
Trump auction of oil leases in Arctic refuge attracts barely any bidders
(The Guardian, 1/6/21)
'Epic failure': Trump's ANWR sale comes up short
(E&E News, 1/6/21)
Arctic Refuge lease sale brings in $14.4 million in bids, mostly from Alaska state-owned corporation
(Anchorage Daily News, 1/6/21)
US expands oil-industry access to Alaska National Petroleum Reserve
(NS Energy, 1/5/21)
Trump auctions Arctic refuge to oil drillers in last strike against US wilderness
(The Guardian, 1/5/21)
Interior finalizes plan to open 80 percent of Alaska petroleum reserve to drilling
(The Hill, 1/4/21)
Trump admin opens protected Arctic land to development
(E&E News, 1/4/21)
Inupiat entity, conservationists, challenge NPR-A construction project
(The Cordova Times, 12/31/20)
We Should Act Now To Protect The American Arctic (Podcast Episode: 82)
(Great.com Talks With..., 12/29/20)
Conservation groups sue to halt winter work at large ConocoPhillips exploration project
(Anchorage Daily News, 12/24/20)
Look forward, Alaska, not back
Andy Moderow op-ed (Anchorage Daily News, 12/23/20)
Lawsuit Aims at Trump’s Repeal of Logging Restriction in Alaska
(Courthouse News Service, 12/23/20)
Lawsuit challenges Trump's lifting of roadless rule in Alaska's Tongass forest
(Reuters, 12/23/20)
Southeast Tribes, Conservation Organizations Sue Trump Administration Over Roadless Rule
(KINY Radio Juneau, 12/23/20)
It could take years for Biden to restore wildlife protections erased by Trump
(The Washington Post, 12/22/20)
Groups launch campaign to secure Biden nominees
(E&E, 12/22/20)
Investigation blames U.S. Forest Service for giving Alaska grant used for Roadless Rule fight
(Alaska Public Media, 12/21/20)
BLM pushes forward to promote seismic exploration in Arctic coastal plain
(The Cordova Times, 12/19/20)
USDA Broke Law With $2 Million Tongass Grant, Watchdog Finds
(Bloomberg, 12/18/20)
Alaska wants to shun banks that don’t fund state oil and gas
(The Associated Press, 12/16/20)
Alaska’s governor wants the state to cut ties with banks who shun Arctic oil drilling
(Arctic Today, 12/15/20)
America's last wilderness is about to go to the highest bidder for oil drilling
Kim Heacox op-ed (The Guardian, 12/15/20)