AWL IN THE NEWS
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Alaska Wilderness League in the News
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Arctic Refuge 
National Petroleum Reserve-AK 
Alaska National Forests 
Other AK
Hurtigruten To Donate 1% of Alaska Cruise Cost to Charity
(Cruise Industry News, 4/19/21)
Haaland begins work of reversing Trump's pro-fossil fuel, anti-climate agenda
(Hatch Magazine, 4/17/21)
Interior secretary revokes Trump-era energy orders
(Alaska's News Source, 4/17/21)
'Watershed Moment' as Haaland Revokes Trump-Era Orders, Creates Climate Task Force
(EcoWatch, 4/17/21)
Moderate nominee shifts battle line over deputy post
(E&E News, 4/15/21)
Ninth Circuit Court Confirms Obama-Era Protections for Arctic, Atlantic Oceans
(YubaNet, 4/14/21)
Appeals court backs drilling protections reinstated by Biden
(The Hill, 4/13/21)
Conservation Alliance Awards $1.1 million to Indigenous-Led Conservation Projects
(Inside Outdoor Magazine, 3/31/21)
Here Are 9 Gorgeous Minutes On Why ANWR Must Remain Wild
(Adventure Journal, 3/25/21)
White House pulls nominee for Interior’s No. 2 post after opposition from centrists
(The Washington Post, 3/23/21)
Haaland's Confirmation as Interior Secretary Hailed as 'Historic and Hopeful Moment'
(EcoWatch, 3/16/21)
Interior to review federal fossil fuel program, Trump public land fire sale
(YubaNet, 3/9/21)
Kaktovik Iñupiat Corp. blames feds for missed ANWR deadline
(Alaska Public Media, 2/26/21)
Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation misses key deadline to do seismic work in Arctic refuge this winter
(Alaska Public Media, 2/22/21)
500 NGOs Implore Senate Leaders to Confirm Deb Haaland for Interior
(EnviroNews, 2/22/21)
Appeals court brings Willow project work to temporary halt
(The Cordova Times, 2/16/21)
Judges block work at ConocoPhillips’ huge Alaska project, casting cloud over “North Slope Renaissance”
(Alaska Public Media, 2/16/21)
Biden seeks delays on Arctic drilling challenges
(The Hill, 2/10/21)
ConocoPhillips Alaska Construction Blocked Pending Appeal
(Bloomberg, 2/8/21)
Oil and gas industry fears Biden will halt key projects in Alaska
(The Arctic Sounder, 2/5/21)
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick sponsors bill to protect Arctic National Refuge
(The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/4/21)
ConocoPhillips Alaska Road Construction OK’d Pending Lawsuit
(Bloomberg, 2/2/21)
Will President Biden's plans to transition away from oil drilling leave Alaska’s economy behind?
(Anchorage Daily News, 1/31/21)
Arctic Refuge oil drilling: delayed or halted?
(EuroNews, 1/29/21)
Biden suspends new leases for oil and gas development on federal lands, including in Alaska
(Alaska Public Media, 1/28/21)
Biden immediately slams the brakes on oil drilling in Arctic Refuge
(KNBA Anchorage, 1/25/21)
Conservationists welcome Biden’s Roadless Rule review order
(Juneau Empire, 1/22/21)
Alaska exploration hits the skids after Biden moratorium
(Upstream Online, 1/22/21)
Biden admin to review Tongass roadless-rule decision
(E&E News, 1/22/21)
Andy Moderow discusses President Biden's day one executive orders
(Times Radio, 1/21/21)
President Biden addresses Arctic Refuge oil drilling on day one
(BBC Radio, 1/21/21)
Grim Prospects for Drilling on Arctic Leases Despite Trump Push
(Bloomberg, 1/21/21)
Biden Cancels Keystone XL, Halts Drilling in Arctic Refuge on Day One
(InsideClimate News, 1/21/21)
Biden halts oil and gas development in Arctic refuge hours after inauguration
(Arctic Today, 1/21/21)
Alaska-specific Roadless Rule to be revisited during the Biden administration
(KINY Radio Juneau, 1/21/21)
Biden immediately slams the brakes on oil drilling in Arctic refuge
(Alaska Public Media, 1/20/21)
President Biden moves swiftly to dismantle Trump’s oil legacy
(NS Energy Business, 1/20/21)
SEACC hosting webinar with Alaska Wilderness League lobbyist
(KINY Radio Juneau, 1/20/21)
Trump administration issues illegal oil and gas leases in the Arctic
(Environment Journal, 1/20/21)
Trump admin finalizes ANWR sale, a challenge for Biden
(E&E News, 1/20/21)
Trump administration issues most leases sold for ANWR oil and gas development
(Anchorage Daily News, 1/19/21)
Trump administration issues last-minute Arctic refuge drilling leases
(Reuters, 1/19/21)
Trump Administration Issues Leases In Alaska's Arctic Refuge
(The Associated Press, 1/19/21)
Trump administration rushes to wrap Arctic oil leases on last day in office
(The Hill, 1/19/21)
Turns Out That the Oil Industry Wasn’t Interested in the Arctic Refuge After All
(Sierra Magazine, 1/15/21)
Democrats renew push to restore Roadless Rule in Tongass National Forest
(Alaska Public Media, 1/15/21)
The first ever US oil lease sale in the Arctic is a huge fail
(Nation of Change, 1/14/21)
Dems revive push to make roadless rule protections law
(E&E News, 1/13/21)
Democrats renew push to restore Roadless Rule in Tongass National Forest
(CoastAlaska, 1/12/21)
In previously protected Alaskan refuge, auctions begin for drilling
(PBS NewsHour, 1/9/21)
'Ho-hum,' Arctic Refuge oil lease sale a failure for Trump administration
(Digital Journal, 1/9/21)
Good News: Trump's ANWR Oil-Lease Sale Was a Failure
(Outside Online, 1/8/21)
Trump auction of oil leases in Arctic refuge attracts barely any bidders
(The Hill, 1/8/21)
Trump Administration Offers Drilling Leases in the Arctic Refuge, but No Major Oil Firms Bid
(InsideClimate News, 1/7/21)
Alaska Arctic Refuge Oil Lease Sale Ends In Flop
(OilPrice.com, 1/7/21)
Trump administration’s sale of Arctic refuge drilling rights labeled an ‘epic failure’
(The Independent, 1/7/21)
Oil Companies Aren't Super Interested in Drilling in Alaska's Arctic Refuge After All
(Jezebel, 1/7/21)
Oil companies show little interest in Arctic oil rights
(Environment Journal, 1/7/21)