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Alaska Native Tribes, Southeast Alaska Businesses and Forest Advocates Defend Tongass National Forest’s Roadless Rule
A broad coalition of forest advocates is seeking to defend last year’s reinstatement of National Roadless Rule protections across the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska through several legal challenges. Read More
Alaska District Court Rules Willow Oil Project Can Proceed; Conservation Groups Plan To File Appeal
Environmental groups intend to challenge today’s federal court ruling that the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska’s Western Arctic can proceed. Read More
Friends of the Earth Responds to Interior’s Announcements for Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden Administration announced a set of new regulations regarding land use for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Western Arctic) and the cancellation of remaining oil and gas leases issued by the Trump Administration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Read More
Honoring the Legacy of Verner Wilson III
We have lost a bright light in our movement, and we will endeavor to continue Verner’s work to elevate Indigenous voices. Read More
U.S. Forest Service restores critical protections to Tongass National Forest
In a win for Southeast Alaska communities, wildlife, and the climate, the U.S. Forest Service reinstated Roadless Rule protections across the Tongass rainforest in Southeast Alaska. Read More
Lawsuit targeting Arctic drilling challenges Biden administration to think long-term on climate
Earthjustice filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, and Greenpeace USA challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s approval of Peregrine, an exploratory drilling program entering its third year in the Western Arctic in Alaska. Read More
Lawsuit calls out Biden administration for allowing oil operators to harm Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears
Groups sued the Biden administration today for issuing a regulation that allows oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears despite the likelihood of causing injury and death. Read More
Indigenous and conservation groups support House reconciliation language that would repeal Arctic Refuge drilling program
Kudos to Congress for working to restore protections to the Arctic Refuge and its threatened wildlife. Read More
In Court, Justice Department Defends Trump’s Approval of Large Oil-Drilling Project in Western Arctic
The Department of Justice filed a legal brief yesterday defending the Trump administration’s approval of the Willow Master Development Plan in Alaska. Read More
Work on ConocoPhillips Oil Project in Western Arctic Challenged in Court
The Willow project would have a disastrous impact on the pristine and culturally important landscape of the Western Arctic region and would escalate the global climate crisis. Read More