Posts Tagged ‘Press Release’
New 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…
Read MoreAlaska Wilderness League Statement on Interior’s Reckless Giveaway of Alaska to Big Oil
Alaska Wilderness League Statement on Interior’s Reckless Giveaway of Alaska to Big Oil FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 3/20/2025Contact: Andy Moderow | Andy@alaskawild.org | 907-360-3622 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Department of the Interior announced plans to vastly expand oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s public lands, revoking protections in the name of President Trump’s “Energy…
Read MoreAlaska Wilderness League Honors the Legacy of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Champion for Public Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 3/14/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | anja@alaskawild.org | 724-967-2777 Alaska Wilderness League Honors the Legacy of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Champion for Public Lands Washington, D.C. – Alaska Wilderness League joins the conservation community in mourning the loss of Representative Raúl Grijalva, a steadfast champion for America’s wild places and an unwavering defender of the…
Read MoreBLM Pick Prioritizes Polluters Over People—What’s at Stake for Alaska
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 2/14/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org Following the nomination of Kathleen Sgamma, a long-time oil and gas proponent to lead the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alex Cohen, Government Affairs Director at Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement: “Sgamma’s nomination isn’t just a conflict of interest—it’s a five-alarm fire…
Read MoreBurgum Moves to Revive Arctic Drilling, Selling Out Public Lands to Billionaires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 2/4/2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | anja@alaskawild.org | 724-967-2777 Following this week’s Secretarial Orders issued by DOI Secretary Doug Burgum, Kristen Miller, Executive Director of Alaska Wilderness League, released the following statement: “In just days, Burgum has proven he’s nothing more than a puppet for Trump’s excessive giveaways to billionaires,” said Kristen Miller, executive…
Read MoreThe League’s Official Statement on Doug Burgum’s Confirmation as Interior Secretary
“Trump’s allies are ready to gamble away Alaska’s wild places for profits that don’t exist, and Doug Burgum will just be another rubber stamp for Trump’s reckless energy agenda. That isn’t the leadership our public lands need,” said Kristen Miller, executive director of Alaska Wilderness League. “Burgum’s loyalty to Trump ignores both the economic realities…
Read MoreAlaska Wilderness League Condemns President Trump’s Sweeping Actions Targeting Alaska’s Public Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 1/21/2025 Contact: Sophia Grande | sophia@alaskawild.org | 240-447-7715 Alaska Wilderness League Condemns President Trump’s Sweeping Actions Targeting Alaska’s Public Lands Washington, D.C. – Last night, hours after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump signed an Alaska-focused Executive Order that intends to expand fossil fuel extraction and mining on tens of…
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