WILD ALASKA BLOG
Senate Vote Shows Government Open for the Oil Industry, Closed for People
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 30, 2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Senate Vote Shows Government Open for the Oil Industry, Closed for People Washington, D.C.— In a move that threatens key protections in Alaska’s Western Arctic, the U.S. Senate today passed S.J. Resolution 80 by a vote of 52-45, which would disallow President Biden’s Record of Decision (ROD) for the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska. The bill, sponsored by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), still requires a final vote in…
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What Public Lands will Alaska Have Left Once Trump is Through with Them?
In just nine months, Trump has taken brash and inconceivable moves to open Alaska’s public lands to industrialization. From roads that could rip through Gates of the Arctic National Park, to opening the Arctic Refuge’s coastal plain to drilling, and offering up Special Areas on a buffet table to oil and gas companies, it’s clear…
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Alaska Wilderness League Condemns President Trump’s Attack On Alaska During the Government Shutdown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 23, 2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Alaska Wilderness League Condemns President Trump’s Attack On Alaska During the Government Shutdown Washington, D.C.—Following today’s announcement by Secretary Burgum related to Alaska actions, Alaska Wilderness League Executive Director Kristen Miller issued the following statement: “The Arctic Refuge is the crown jewel of our public lands system. During a government shutdown, when everyday Americans are left…
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Statement from Alaska Wilderness League on BLM’s Call for Nominations in the Western Arctic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 21, 2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Statement from Alaska Wilderness League on BLM’s Call for Nominations in the Western Arctic Washington, D.C.—In response to today’s announcement that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing a call for nominations and comments on an upcoming 2025 Western Arctic Oil and Gas Lease Sale, Andy Moderow, senior director of policy…
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Rep. Nick Begich Ignores Government Shutdown, Pushes Drilling Resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 14, 2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Rep. Nick Begich Ignores Government Shutdown, Pushes Drilling Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. — Late last week, despite an ongoing government shutdown, Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) introduced a resolution (H.J.Res. 131) to overturn the Biden administration’s Record of Decision (ROD) that provided stronger protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This resolution aims to utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to strike Biden’s 2024 Arctic Refuge action, in a…
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America First? Not When Public Lands Are Being Used to Profit a Foreign Company.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 6, 2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Alaska Wilderness League strongly condemns the Trump administration’s attempted reversal of the Ambler Road Project. This 211-mile industrial corridor would carve through Alaska’s pristine wilderness, threatening wildlife, communities, and public lands. In response, Alaska Wilderness League State Director Maddie Halloran released the following statement: “Why is the federal…
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Tongass and Chugach at Risk: Public Speaks Out Against Roadless Rule Repeal
We recently saw the close of the public comment period on the Trump administration’s proposed rollback of the Roadless Rule, a cornerstone of U.S. forest conservation. In just three weeks, more than 600,000 Americans submitted comments urging the administration to leave the Rule in place—a remarkable show of support that underscores how deeply people across the country care about public…
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Congress Wants to Hand the Western Arctic Back to Big Oil
The Western Arctic is one of the last vast, wild places left in America. It’s home to caribou herds that travel hundreds of miles to calve, millions of migratory birds from across the globe, and Alaska Native communities who have lived off these lands for generations. At 23 million acres, the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (more warmly known as the…
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Alaska Wilderness League Opposes Congressional Attack on Common Sense Protections for Western Arctic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 19, 2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Alaska Wilderness League Opposes Congressional Attack on Common Sense Protections for Western Arctic Washington, D.C. — Alaska Wilderness League strongly opposes a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced by Senator Dan Sullivan and Representative Nick Begich that seeks to overturn the Biden administration’s 2022 National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Western…
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