Interior Withdraws Special Area Safeguards in NPR-A, Advancing Oil and Gas Agenda 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 7/28/25 Contact: Andy Moderow | 907-360-3622 | andy@alaskawild.org  Today, in response to the announcement that Interior Withdraws Restrictive Special Area Policies in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve to Advance Energy Development, Alaska Wilderness League released the following statement:  “Today’s action is a direct attack on science and Traditional Knowledge, putting iconic Western Arctic landscapes…

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What Good is a Public Comment Period?

We all learn from a young age about the three branches of government, but what they actually mean for protecting Alaska’s public lands often feels murky. How we affect change varies drastically based on which branch we’re trying to shake. When it comes to decisions like drilling in the Arctic Refuge, protecting Special Areas, or…

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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…

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House 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…

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Senate 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…

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Trump 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…

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Trump’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…

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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…

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Roadless 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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