Posts by Anja Semanco
We Lost a Vote—But Not the Fight
Watching the budget bill pass hurt. There’s no way around it. Despite everything we poured into this fight—the long nights, the relentless pressure, the stories shared, the ground gained—Congress has once again sold-out Alaska and our public lands to billionaires. In a budget deal led by President Trump and his allies, we saw sweeping new…
Read MoreHouse Passes Budget Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 7/3/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org In response to the House passage of Trump’s budget bill, Kristen Miller, Executive Director of Alaska Wilderness League, issued the following statement: “We are beyond disappointed that the House just joined the Senate in passing the biggest public land sell-off legislation in a generation. From…
Read MoreSenate Greenlights Historic Land Grab in Alaska, Puts Arctic Refuge on the Auction Block
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: 7/1/2025Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Senate Greenlights Historic Land Grab in Alaska, Puts Arctic Refuge on the Auction Block Washington, D.C. — Against significant opposition, the U.S. Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill that mandates one of the largest public land sell-offs in modern history. The bill threatens over 20…
Read MoreTrump Admin Announces Plan to Rescind Roadless Rule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 6/23/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org In response to the Trump administration’s announcement about the nationwide Roadless Rule repeal, Andy Moderow, Senior Policy Director at Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement: “A national repeal of the Roadless Rule is yet another attack, not only on Alaska, but on America’s public lands. Make no…
Read MoreTrump’s latest attack would open 82% of America’s largest block of public land to oil and gas leasing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 6/18/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Trump’s latest attack would open 82% of America’s largest block of public land to oil and gas leasing The Trump administration’s proposed drilling rollback sacrifices caribou, climate, and Indigenous rights for fossil fuel expansion in Alaska. Washington, D.C. – Late in the day on June…
Read MoreThe Senate’s Budget Bill: A Massive Giveaway of Alaska’s Wildest Places
On June 11, 2025, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee dropped the latest version of its budget bill and with it, a direct attack on public lands, climate progress, and our last wild places. This isn’t budgeting. It’s a giant giveaway to billionaires, Big Oil, and mining interests. And Alaska? Alaska is ground zero. …
Read MoreWillow Ruling: A Green Light for Billionaires, a Disaster for the Arctic
After the appeals court upheld the approval of the Willow project on Alaska’s North Slope, Kristen Miller, Executive Director at Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement: “This ruling is not only dangerous for America’s Arctic and the people who live there, but also for our global climate,” said Kristen Miller, executive director at Alaska…
Read MoreSenate Budget Targets Alaska’s Public Lands for Privatization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 6/12/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org In response to the release of the Senate Budget Bill Energy and Natural Resources Provisions, Andy Moderow, Senior Director of Policy at Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement: “Alaska’s public lands are still on the chopping block—not because it’s good policy, but because billionaires…
Read MoreRoadless Area Conservation Act Reintroduced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 6/11/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Following the reintroduction of the of Roadless Area Conservation Act, Alex Cohen, Government Affairs Director at Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement: “We’re thrilled to see the Roadless Area Conservation Act reintroduced at a time when Alaska’s public lands are once again in the…
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