Posts by Anja Semanco
The 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…
Read MoreAlaska Under Attack: The Four-Front Fight for Our Public Lands
Let’s not sugarcoat it: Alaska is in the crosshairs. From the edges of the Arctic Ocean to the old-growth of the Tongass, the Trump administration is launching a full-scale attack on some of the wildest places left in America. They’re gutting protections, fast-tracking drilling and logging, and tossing aside Indigenous rights and climate science—all to…
Read MoreA Clear Message for Congress
The Arctic Refuge isn’t just tundra and snow. It’s a place where thousands of caribou migrate each year to give birth. Where polar bears den, migratory birds from six continents rest their wings, and the Gwich’in people have lived in deep connection with the land for thousands of years. It’s sacred. It’s alive. And right…
Read MoreInterior Department Moves to Gut Protections in the Western Arctic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 6/2/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Interior Department Moves to Gut Protections in the Western Arctic As the Interior moves to rescind the 2024 rule on Alaska’s Western Arctic, Kristen Miller, Executive Director at Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement: “The Trump administration’s move to roll back protections in the…
Read MoreHouse Passes Budget Reconciliation Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 5/21/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Following the House passage of the Budget Reconciliation Bill, Kristen Miller, Executive Director at Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement: “While we are relieved and grateful that harmful provisions related to the Western Arctic and Ambler Road were removed from the Budget Reconciliation bill…
Read MoreConfirmation of Deputy Secretary of the Interior Department, Katharine MacGregor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 5/14/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Following the confirmation of Deputy Secretary of the Interior Department, Katharine MacGregor, a long-time oil and gas proponent, Alex Cohen, Government Affairs Director at Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement: “From Trump term one, we already know Katharine MacGregor’s confirmation will be a disaster…
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