Press Release: Inflation Reduction Act Gives Alaska Cold Shoulder, Notwithstanding Overall Climate Progress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 12, 2022Contact: Aileo Weinmann| 202-538-5038 | aileo@alaskawild.org Inflation Reduction Act Gives Alaska Cold Shoulder, Notwithstanding Overall Climate Progress“Despite progress on climate action, Alaska and America’s Arctic was mostly forgotten in this deal.” Washington, D.C. – The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, approved by the House, follows the Senate’s missed opportunity to repeal…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 7, 2022Contact: Aileo Weinmann| 202-538-5038 | aileo@alaskawild.org Reconciliation bill offers climate progress, misses opportunity to protect Arctic Refuge“While we too celebrate a win today for our climate as a whole, we are also doubling down on our efforts to make certain public lands are the focus of future climate progress.” Washington, D.C.…
Read MorePress Release: Reconciliation bill promises climate progress, misses opportunity to protect Arctic Refuge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 28, 2022Contact: Kristen Miller | Tel: 202-210-8760 | Email: kristen@alaskawild.org Reconciliation bill promises climate progress, misses opportunity to protect Arctic RefugeAlaska Wilderness League exploring every option to repeal failed leasing program in final bill Washington, D.C. – The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, recently announced by Senators Schumer and Manchin, comes as…
Read MoreAlaska Wilderness League Supports Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
Alaska Wilderness League strongly supports the long overdue nomination of Laura Daniel Davis as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management.
Read MorePress Release: President Biden’s Climate Action Must Include Alaska
President Biden will address how the United States will take urgent action to solve the global climate crisis through executive branch leadership. Positive climate action and approving the Willow drilling project are incompatible.
Read MoreConocoPhillips’ Willow Oil Development Proposal Threatens Landscapes, Communities and Our Climate
Imagine a place about the size of Maine, with a breathtaking expanse of open tundra, countless lakes and sparkling ponds, meandering rivers and coastal lagoons, and the majestic Brooks Range rising in the distance. The western Arctic is a boundless wilderness that stretches our imagination to a time when buffalo freely roamed across the Great Plains.
Read MorePress Release: Arctic Drilling Proposal Tests Biden’s Climate Commitment
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to analyze the impacts of ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Reserve).
Read MoreArctic Alaska won’t solve high gas prices, but it can help the U.S. achieve its climate goals
This piece originally appeared on The Well News.
Read MoreChatting “Newtok” and climate justice with Patagonia
Join us for an extra special Geography of Hope conversation with the filmmakers behind the new film “Newtok.”
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