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Bureau of Land Management Gives Away Millions of Acres in Alaska

By Rebecca Sentner

January 17, 2021 — Last ditch effort by Trump Administration to open Alaska to mining at the expense of local communities, birds, and other wildlife.

BirdBlog

Part 4: Protections Removed for Millions of Acres of Alaska Public Lands

By Natalie Dawson

Opening these areas to mining, oil and gas exploration opens some of Alaska’s most critical salmon habitats to potential development without analyzing the impacts of these actions.

BirdBlog

Alaska’s Roadless Rule

By Natalie Dawson

One chapter in the story to protect our nation’s rainforest and fight climate change.

Press Releases

Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Sale Compromises Vital Alaska Wilderness

By Rebecca Sentner

January 6, 2021 — Lame duck administration takes next step in a rushed process to open one of the nation’s most iconic and sacred landscapes to oil drilling.

Press Releases

Unprecedented Rollback of Bird Protections Cemented in Administration’s Final Days

Finalized bird-killer policy sidesteps the courts in a clear attempt to hamstring incoming administration from being able to protect birds.

Press Releases

BLM’s New Land Management Plan Allows Oil & Gas Development in 80 % of Alaska’s Western Arctic

By Rebecca Sentner

January 4, 2021 — The plan will damage critical habitat and deepen the climate crisis.

News

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Faces Its Biggest Threat Yet This Week

After decades of attempts, Wednesday will bring the first-ever sale of oil leases in the wild Alaskan haven, with a tundra-damaging seismic survey soon to follow—unless a judge steps in.