Arctic Ocean | Alaska Wilderness League

Alaska must play a key role in America’s climate solutions

Kaden McArthur | June 30, 2020

Alaska is undoubtedly one of the wildest places left in the country, one of the places most impacted by climate change, and one that must play a key role in addressing the global climate crisis. Read more

Forfeit of offshore leases is good news for the Arctic Ocean

Kaden McArthur | May 18, 2020

The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) recently announced that it would be relinquishing its 21 leases in the Beaufort Sea. Read more

Ten years after Deepwater Horizon, offshore drilling remains a threat

Kaden McArthur | April 20, 2020

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 more

Climate change at the top of the world

League Staff | February 27, 2020

Last summer, League supporter Ken Fabert took a trip with his daughter to Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow) and Cooper Island in Alaska’s Arctic, and this is what they found. Read more