Seismic Exploration Explained: Why the Arctic Refuge Is at Risk 

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the last truly wild places left on Earth. Every spring, caribou travel hundreds of miles to give birth here. Polar bears dig dens in the snow to raise their cubs. Millions of birds migrate from all 50 states to nest on its tundra.  This isn’t just Alaska’s backyard. It’s our backyard. A living, breathing…

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Trump Administration Moves to Roll Back Popular Roadless Rule, Threatening Alaska’s Tongass, Chugach, and National Forests Nationwide 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 27, 2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org  Trump Administration Moves to Roll Back Popular Roadless Rule, Threatening Alaska’s Tongass, Chugach, and National Forests Nationwide  WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a sweeping attack on America’s public lands, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the start of a rulemaking process to dismantle the…

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After Failed Lease Sales, Alaska Again Gambles Public Money on Arctic Oil 

ANCHORAGE, AK — In a quiet but deeply consequential move, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) has issued a formal request for proposals (RFP) to begin seismic testing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.  The solicitation—AIDEA26-004—invites bids from oilfield services companies to secure approval of exploratory testing during the next four years. A…

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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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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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