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Senate 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 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…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MoreLawmakers, 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…
Read MoreAlaska Wilderness League Criticizes Court Ruling Allowing AIDEA to Retain Arctic Refuge Leases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 3/26/2025 Contact: Andy Moderow | Andy@alaskawild.org | 907-360-3622 Alaska Wilderness League Criticizes Court Ruling Allowing AIDEA to Retain Arctic Refuge Leases Decision ignores legal flaws in the leasing program and threatens the future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. District Court in Alaska ruled that…
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