In June, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced plans to revoke protections for the Western Arctic’s National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, once again prioritizing oil and gas industry interests. Now, the Trump administration’s decision to rescind new safeguards for the Reserve’s Special Areas could have devastating impacts. The post Trump Administration aims to revoke protections for the Western Arctic appeared first on Northern Alaska Environmental Center.| Northern Alaska Environmental Center
Thank you to everyone who contacted their representatives, House leadership, and House Natural Resources Committee members. The unwavering efforts of Indigenous leadership and the Defend Brooks Range/No Ambler Road campaign have shown time and time again that Alaskans (and Americans at large) do NOT want the Ambler Road. The post Update: There is a bit of good news with budget reconciliation appeared first on Northern Alaska Environmental Center.| Northern Alaska Environmental Center