Alaska Wilderness League staff and supporters live in every corner of this country. Whenever concerned citizens voice their passion for Alaska’s wilderness in the media, we catalog it. Below you'll find Alaska in the news, as well as the most recent press releases from the League.
Are you a member of the press, or do you have a media-related question for the League? Contact Corey Himrod at 202-544-5205.
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Arctic Ocean 
Arctic Refuge 
National Petroleum Reserve-AK 
Alaska National Forests 
Other
For the Arctic Refuge, a flurry of activity
(The New York Times, 6/6/2018)
Democratic amendments reflect overwhelming public desire to protect America’s Arctic
Statement by Kristen Miller, Conservation Director (6/6/2018)
Feds Receive First Application to Explore Arctic Refuge for Oil
(Ecowatch, 5/31/2018)
Interior Department worried about application for oil, gas exploration in Arctic Refuge
(Washington Examiner, 5/31/2018)
Native Corporations ask to start looking for oil in Arctic Refuge
(APRN, 5/31/2018)
Firms apply to hunt for oil in Arctic Refuge
(Greenwire $, 5/31/2018)
Companies Want to Begin Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for Oil by Winter
(Earther, 5/31/2018)
Newly revealed seismic exploration plan threatens every inch of the Arctic Refuge coastal plain
Statement by Adam Kolton, Executive Director (5/31/2018)
Administration Continues Push For Arctic Oil
(WXPR Public Radio, 5/25/2018)
Alaska Wilderness League's Kristen Miller on the need to protect the Arctic Refuge
(WOCA The Source Radio, 5/24/2018)
Democratic bill would prevent oil and gas drilling in Arctic Refuge
(Greenwire $, 5/22/2018)
New legislation would repeal disastrous Arctic Refuge tax bill drilling provision
Group Statement (5/22/2018)
Farm bill amendment puts millions of acres of Tongass old-growth at risk
Statement by Adam Kolton, Executive Director (5/17/2018)
Alaskans Challenge Old-Growth Timber Sale in Tongass National Forest
Group Statement (5/16/2018)
Gwich’in Nation Joined by Institutional Investors in Call to Defend Arctic Refuge from Drilling
Group Statement (5/14/2018)
Outdoor Explorer: Prince William Sound
(Alaska Public Radio, 4/27/2018)
U.S. extends comment period for Beaufort Sea drilling
(United Press International, 4/26/2018)
Reply to Tongass roadless exemption bid imminent — official
(E&E Daily $, 4/25/2018)
More than 100 groups call on Congress to oppose weakening national park protections
(The Hill, 4/24/2018)
Gwich’in Call on Canadians to Speak Out Against Trump’s Arctic Drilling Push
(DeSmogBlog Canada, 4/21/2018)
Arctic wilderness area in Alaska to be opened to drilling
(United Press International, 4/20/2018)
Trump administration launches process to lease ANWR for drilling
(Anchorage Daily News, 4/19/2018)
Interior Department takes step toward drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
(USA Today, 4/19/2018)
Notice of Intent will officially launch Trump administration push on Arctic Refuge leasing
Statement by Adam Kolton, Executive Director (4/19/2018)
Trump Administration Prepares for Lease Sale in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Group Statement (4/19/2018)
FOIA Tracking - Arctic Refuge
(Politico Morning Energy, 4/11/2018)
Beaufort Sea lease sale solicitation draws objections
(Associated Press, 3/29/2018)
Arctic Drilling Lease Sale Proposed for 2019 in Beaufort Sea, Once Off-Limits
(InsideClimate News, 3/29/2018)
U.S. issues call for information on Arctic lease for drillers
(United Press International, 3/29/2018)
Trump wades into Arctic with proposed Beaufort Sea sale
(EnergyWire $, 3/29/2018)
Environmental groups bristle at feds collecting information on drilling in the Beaufort Sea
(Anchorage Daily News, 3/29/2018)
Trump administration takes step to re-open protected Arctic Ocean to drilling
Group Statement (3/28/2018)
Landless communities continue fight for land
(KTOO, 3/27/2018)
Conservationists see positives for Tongass in spending bill
(Associated Press, 3/22/2018)
The big federal spending bill: what's in it for Alaska (and what isn't)
(Anchorage Daily News, 3/22/2018)
Omnibus bill advances free of harmful Tongass Riders
Statement by Adam Kolton, Executive Director (3/21/2018)
Court Allows groups to challenge Trump’s reversal of Arctic and Atlantic drilling ban
Group Statement (3/20/2018)
Interior continues warp speed push to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Statement by Adam Kolton, Executive Director (3/8/2018)
More than 1 million comments submitted in opposition to Trump's offshore drilling plan
Group Statement (3/6/2018)
Zinke’s One Year Anniversary: Promises Abandoned
Group Statement (3/1/2018)
USGS scientist resigns in tussle over release of NPR-A data
(APRN, 2/21/2018)
Alaska caribou population booms
(The Weather Channel, 2/21/2018)
Alaska delegation continues mad dash to open America’s wildest refuge to development
Statement by Kristen Miller, Conservation Director (2/21/2018)
Trump budget continues aggressive Arctic drilling push while keeping public in the dark
Statement by Adam Kolton, Executive Director (2/12/2018)
Trump Infrastructure Plan Would Gut Environmental Reviews, Rubber Stamp Permits for Corporate Polluters
Group Statement (2/12/2018)
Trump's Arctic Oil, Gas Lease Sale Violated Environmental Rules, Lawsuits Claim
(InsideClimate News, 2/2/2018)
Two lawsuits challenge NPR-A lease sale
(APRN, 2/2/2018)
Lawsuit filed over Trump administration’s 2017 Western Arctic lease sale
Group Statement (2/2/2018)
Trump: 'I Never Appreciated ANWR' Until Oil Industry Friend Called
(EcoWatch, 2/2/2018)
Trump Explains Support for Oil Drilling in Arctic Refuge
(U.S. News & World Report, 2/1/2018)
Trump explains support for oil drilling in Arctic refuge
(Associated Press, 2/1/2018)