Posts by Adam Kolton
Keep Roadless Rule Protections In The Tongass
(This piece originally appeared in The Hill.) Alaska state officials and the Alaska congressional delegation have attempted to force on Southeast Alaska communities and the region’s economies something they don’t want or need: a revival of large-scale clear-cutting.
Read MoreMurkowski’s Broken Promises Continue To Grow
(This piece originally appeared in The Hill.) When drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was slipped into last year’s Republican tax bill, Alaska’s senior Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) promised to: “Do it right. We will take care of our lands. We will take care of our wildlife. We will take care of…
Read MoreRemembering Senator McCain
On Friday, I will be among the thousands in Washington, D.C., who will line-up and pay tribute to Senator John McCain for his service, sacrifice and conservation leadership.
Read MoreA Special Gathering With The Gwich’in
I recently returned from Tsiigehtchic in Canada’s Northwest Territories, where I had the honor of attending the biannual Gwich’in Gathering.
Read MoreThe Launching Pad For Restoring Arctic Refuge Protections
Last month, Alaska Wilderness League, together with our friends at Sierra Club, brought 30 citizen Alaska wilderness advocates to D.C. for several days of training, advocacy and lobbying, which included more than 60 visits with members of Congress or their staffs.
Read MoreOur New Year’s Resolution: Protect The Arctic Refuge
Mollie Beattie, the first female director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service once said, “What a country chooses to save is what a country chooses to say about itself.”
Read MoreGOP Centrists Can Affirm Conservation Legacy of Eisenhower, Roosevelt
This week marks 57 years since Republican President Dwight Eisenhower first set aside what is now the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Read MoreRemembering Hetch Hetchy, Glen Canyon In The Fight To Save The Arctic Refuge
Today the Senate voted 51-49 to approve the first stage of a complicated multi-part budget reconciliation process that, if the Alaska congressional delegation gets its way, will attach drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on to a massive package of tax cuts.
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