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 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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Alaska’s whale hunters wait for Trump’s Arctic oil plan
(BBC News, 8/2/2017)
Senate confirms Bernhardt for deputy secretary
(E&E Daily $, 7/24/2017)
Oil Lobbyist Confirmed as Deputy Secretary of Interior
Statement by Kristen Miller, Interim Executive Director (7/24/2017)
House blueprint could open Arctic Refuge, relocate NOAA
(Greenwire $, 7/18/2017)
House attempts to sneak in Arctic Refuge drilling
Statement by Kristen Miller, Interim Executive Director (7/18/2017)
Trump administration cannot dominate the Arctic
Statement by Kristen Miller, Interim Executive Director (6/29/2017)
Environmental groups urge support for Affordable Care Act and Planned Parenthood
(eNews Park Forest, 6/23/2017)
Conservation Organizations Call for Protection of Western Arctic
Group Statement (6/20/2017)
Conservation groups to Zinke: no Arctic Refuge oil and gas activity
Group Letter Statement (6/20/2017)
Environmentalists say Arctic drilling revenue predictions ‘way off’
(Morning Consult, 6/19/2017)
Green groups worry budget process could speed Arctic Refuge drilling
(Greenwire $, 6/19/2017)
Trump’s budget sells out Alaska to big business
(The Hill, 6/6/2017)
Another climate change bomb: Interior Secretary Zinke signs Alaska oil-drilling bill
(Newsweek, 6/1/2017)
Interior Secretary Zinke orders petroleum reviews in Alaska
(Associated Press, 5/31/2017)
Trump administration explores more drilling in Alaska
(Wall Street Journal, 5/31/2017)
Interior’s order for Refuge drilling unlawful, upsets carefully crafted Reserve plan
Statement by Kristen Miller, Interim Executive Director (5/31/2017)
How to Survive in the Alaskan Wilderness
(ROL Cruise, 5/26/2017)
Ninth Circuit upholds Big Thorne timber sale in Tongass National Forest
Statement by Kristen Miller, Interim Executive Director (5/24/2017)
President Trump includes opening Arctic Refuge in budget proposal
(KTVA, 5/24/2017)
Opening Arctic Refuge to oil drilling is priority in Trump’s proposed budget
(Alaska Dispatch News, 5/23/2017)
Trump proposes selling off half U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve
(Bloomberg, 5/23/2017)
It’s déjà vu all over again – President’s budget includes drilling in the Arctic Refuge
Statement by Kristen Miller, Interim Executive Director (5/22/2017)
The Arctic Complex
(Doppiozero, 5/20/2017)
Democrats are pulling out all the stops to protect the Arctic from Trump
(AlterNet, 5/6/2017)
Groups sue to keep drilling ban in Arctic, Atlantic waters
(Washington Post, 5/3/2017)
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Reversal of Arctic and Atlantic Drilling Ban
Group Statement, (5/3/2017)
Trump signs executive order to expand drilling off America’s coasts: ‘We’re opening it up.’
(Washington Post, 4/28/2017)
Connelly: Trump signs order to revive oil drilling in Arctic waters of Alaska
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4/28/2017)
Trump Attempts to Recklessly Expand Offshore Drilling
Group Statement (4/27/2017)
Trump stretches authority to pull presidential withdrawals in the Arctic and Atlantic
Statement by Kristen Miller, Interim Executive Director (4/27/2017)
A hug for the Arctic Refuge: Man shows passion for refuge with ski trip
(Fairbanks News-Miner, 4/21/2017)
Senate and House Arctic Refuge Wilderness Bills Introduced
Group Statement, (4/4/2017)
Huffman reintroduces Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act
(KRCR News, 3/29/2017)
Rep. Jared Huffman moves to protect the Arctic
Statement by Kristen Miller, Interim Executive Director (3/29/2017)
Alaska and Canadian Native Leaders: Protect the Arctic
Statements by delegation of Natives from Alaska and Canada (3/15/2017)
Vuntut Gwitchin delegation heads to Washington to lobby on behalf of Porcupine caribou
(Yukon News, 3/10/2017)
Young Indigenous leaders take Refuge fight to Washington
(CBC News, 3/9/2017)
Skier embarks on epic snow adventure in Alaska for the Arctic Refuge
(San Francisco Gate, 3/9/2017)
Lawmakers push to revive oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
(Associated Press, 2/23/2017)
iLCP Fellow Amy Gulick’s 1Frame4Nature: The Tongass National Forest
(National Geographic, 2/10/2017)