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Bad news for Alaska’s bears and wolves
The Trump administration has been hard on wildlife populations in Alaska, and this past week was no different as it pushes new rules to increase the killing of bears and wolves on Alaska’s public lands. Here’s more info on what they’ve done, and how we plan to fight back.
Read MoreRemembering Bill Sweney: Alaska loses a friend to COVID-19
Filmmaker Bill Sweney, 1948-2020: Alaska lost a friend on Earth Day.
Read MoreAlaska Wilderness League statement on the killing of George Floyd
Like so many Americans, we at Alaska Wilderness League are sickened and outraged over the recent violence against George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade.
Read MoreWhere late the sweet birds sang
A guest post from author and professor K. Brenna Wardell, who was raised in Southeast and south central Alaska, primarily on the Kenai Peninsula.
Read MoreForfeit of offshore leases is good news for the Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) recently announced that it would be relinquishing its 21 leases in the Beaufort Sea.
Read MoreTrump’s OPEC gambit exposes folly of Arctic drilling
(This piece originally appeared in The Hill.) Upended oil markets have turned America’s energy policy on its head.
Read MoreTen years after Deepwater Horizon, offshore drilling remains a threat
Ten years after Deepwater Horizon, our president is now a constant ally of fossil fuels, lowering safety standards while seeking to allow or increase drilling in the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic and Gulf of Mexico. (Photo via Unified Command Joint Information Center.)
Read MoreWill a pandemic keep Trump from trying to sell off the Arctic Refuge?
Last week, President Trump met with leading oil company executives including three of the largest players on Alaska’s North Slope in ExxonMobil, Chevron and Hilcorp.
Read MoreVashraii K’oo: An Arctic Refuge Experience
Alaska Wilderness League and Soul River Inc. recently joined forces to bring a multimedia photo exhibit on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to life.
Read MoreUpdate from Alaska Wilderness League on COVID-19
To our supporters and friends, we write with the hope that you are faring as well as you can during these difficult days and weeks.
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