New Reconciliation Bill is a Billionaire Land Grab That Sacrifices Alaska and Silences the Public 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 05/02/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org  Washington, D.C. – The release of House Natural Resource’s budget reconciliation bill text late last night reveals provisions that would dramatically expand oil and gas development in Alaska’s Arctic regions while limiting environmental review and restricting judicial oversight. “Alaska’s public lands and waters are directly…

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Lawmakers, Indigenous Leaders, and Conservationists Reintroduce Arctic Refuge Wilderness Bill Amid Unprecedented Threats 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 4/29/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org  Washington, D.C. — Today, a powerful coalition of congressional champions, Indigenous leaders, and public lands advocates gathered to announce the reintroduction of the Arctic Refuge Protection Act, a bill that would permanently protect the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as designated wilderness—the highest level of…

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Alaska Wilderness League Honors the Legacy of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Champion for Public Lands 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 3/14/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | anja@alaskawild.org | 724-967-2777  Alaska Wilderness League Honors the Legacy of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Champion for Public Lands  Washington, D.C. – Alaska Wilderness League joins the conservation community in mourning the loss of Representative Raúl Grijalva, a steadfast champion for America’s wild places and an unwavering defender of the…

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BLM Pick Prioritizes Polluters Over People—What’s at Stake for Alaska

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 2/14/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org  Following the nomination of Kathleen Sgamma, a long-time oil and gas proponent to lead the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alex Cohen, Government Affairs Director at Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement:  “Sgamma’s nomination isn’t just a conflict of interest—it’s a five-alarm fire…

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Burgum Moves to Revive Arctic Drilling, Selling Out Public Lands to Billionaires

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 2/4/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | anja@alaskawild.org | 724-967-2777   Following this week’s Secretarial Orders issued by DOI Secretary Doug Burgum, Kristen Miller, Executive Director of Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement:  “In just days, Burgum has proven he’s nothing more than a puppet for Trump’s excessive giveaways to billionaires,” said Kristen Miller, executive…

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The League’s Official Statement on Doug Burgum’s Confirmation as Interior Secretary

“Trump’s allies are ready to gamble away Alaska’s wild places for profits that don’t exist, and Doug Burgum will just be another rubber stamp for Trump’s reckless energy agenda. That isn’t the leadership our public lands need,” said Kristen Miller, executive director of Alaska Wilderness League. “Burgum’s loyalty to Trump ignores both the economic realities…

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Biden Administration Releases Report for Western Arctic 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 1/16/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | anja@alaskawild.org | 724-967-2777  Biden Administration Releases Report for Western Arctic  Washington, D.C. — The Department of the Interior today released its report in response to the 2024 Request for Information on whether to expand existing Special Areas or establish new ones in the Western Arctic.   Kristen Miller,…

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Another Arctic Lease Sale Fails

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 1/08/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org  Another Arctic Lease Sale Fails A Clear Sign Drilling the Arctic is Bad Business  Washington, D.C. – The Department of the Interior canceled Friday’s lease sale on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge after receiving no bids from oil and gas companies. This…

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