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.
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The largest Alaskan wilderness under threat from Trump and Big Oil
(ABC News/Foreign Correspondent, 10/22/19)
How the Trump admin plans to fast-track Tongass logging
(E&E Greenwire, 10/22/19)
Why is the Tongass National Forest so important?
(Mother Nature Network, 10/21/19)
Trump to Lift Logging Restriction on America's Amazon
(Nature World News, 10/18/19)
Trump plans to scrap logging ban in US’ largest forest as experts warn of ‘irreparable harm’
(The Independent, 10/16/19)
Two more legal challenges brought to EPA's Pebble Mine actions
(KTUU, 10/9/19)
Trump Moves to Open 1.5 Million Acres of Alaskan Refuge for Oil Drilling By End of the Year
(EcoWatch, 9/14/19)
Trump Admin Opens Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil Drilling for 1st Time, Dems Fight Back
(EnviroNews, 9/14/19)
As House passes Arctic drilling ban, Interior goes the other way
(Roll Call, 9/13/19)
House Votes to Block Arctic Wildlife Refuge Drilling as Clock Ticks Toward First Oil, Gas Lease Sale
(InsideClimate News, 9/13/19)
How Trump May Bulldoze "America's Amazon"
(CNN, 9/13/19)
Trump opens protected Alaskan Arctic refuge to oil drillers
(The Guardian, 9/12/19)
Protecting our Wilderness, From the President
(The New York Times, 9/9/19)
Exploring a Timeless Wilderness, Before the Drilling Begins
(The New York Times, 9/9/19)
Targeting the Tongass National Forest for Amazon-like Destruction
(Counterpunch, 9/5/19)
The White House Saw Riches in the Arctic Refuge, but Reality May Fall Short
(The New York Times, 8/21/19)
The Youth Fighting Drilling in the Arctic
(Forbes, 8/8/19)
Groups sue Trump administration over latest deal to punch road through Alaska refuge
(Anchorage Daily News, 8/7/2019)
Conservation groups sue to block road in Alaska refuge
(Associated Press, 8/7/2019)
‘Just blatant disregard for transparency’: groups take Trump admin to court over unreleased ANWR records
(Yukon News, 8/2/2019)
Groups sue for information on Arctic refuge lease sale
(Associated Press, 7/31/2019)
Alaska natives accuse White House of hiding Arctic oil impact information
(Reuters, 7/31/2019)
How Science Got Trampled in the Rush to Drill in the Arctic
(Politico, 7/26/2019)
Trump Administration Signs New Deal for Disastrous Road through Izembek Refuge
(YubaNet, 7/25/2019)
Feds withdraw appeal of Izembek Refuge road decision
(Alaska Public Media, 7/22/2019)
I Traveled to the Arctic to Witness Climate Disaster Firsthand
(Teen Vogue, 7/17/2019)
The Rulemaking Process for an Alaska-Specific Roadless Rule: What’s the Point?
(Alaska Native News, 7/16/2019)
The North Face Launches Youth Campaign For Arctic Advocacy
(SGB Media, 7/16/2019)
No Plans for Aerial Survey of Arctic Refuge, Company Says
(The New York Times, 7/8/2019)
EPA found a 'typo' in its carbon rule. Why it matters
(E&E Climatewire, 7/1/2019)
Alaska Lawmakers, Industry Tell Democrats to Stand Down
(The National Journal, 6/27/2019)
Interior spending bill holds Trump administration accountable for 2017 promises
(The Hill, 6/19/2019)
Trump’s Plan for Finding Oil in Alaska May Put Polar Bears at Risk
(Bloomberg, 6/10/2019)
Aerial Arctic Refuge drilling surveys raise alarm
(E&E Greenwire, 6/10/2019)
We must put a stop to oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge
(Digital Journal, 5/31/2019)
U.S. vows first oil lease sale in Alaska Arctic refuge this year
(Reuters, 5/30/2019)
Taking the fight over the Arctic Refuge to Twitter
(InsideSources, 5/30/2019)
Author shares Alaska's salmon stories and ways of life
(Arctic Sounder, 5/24/2019)
Arctic Refuge fight not over for Democrats in Congress
(Alaska Public Media, 5/22/2019)
Attorney: Tongass old-growth logging "plain violation" of environmental law
(KTUU, 5/17/2019)
Don't revive logging in national forests
(The Hill, 5/15/2019)
NGOs Call for Urgent Cut to Shipping’s Black Carbon Impacts on Arctic
(Phys.org, 5/13/2019)
Into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home of the last great migration on Earth
(Minneapolis Star Tribune, 5/11/2019)
Green groups go after Tongass timber harvest
(E&E News, 5/7/2019)
Environmental orgs sue Forest Service over 'mammoth' Southeast timber sale
(Juneau Empire, 5/7/2019)
Congress attempts to strengthen Roadless Rule
(Juneau Empire, 5/2/2019)
Democrats push to strengthen roadless rule protections
(E&E Daily, 5/2/2019)
Alaska senators set on King Cove road despite federal ruling
(KTUU, 4/18/2019)
Federal Court Decision Locks Up Alaska Offshore Resources
(SitNews, 4/7/2019)
Judge supports Obama-era ban on leasing in Chukchi, Beaufort Seas
(Arctic Sounder, 4/5/2019)