Photo by Alexis Bonogofsky for USFWS
The Trump administration has entered the last phase of its destructive rush to sell leases for oil and gas drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Bureau of Land Management, the agency responsible for managing leasing, has issued a call for nominations for leasing on the coastal plain of the refuge—this is the final step before a lease sale can be held. To make matters worse, they're only accepting comments physically mailed to their Alaska office. But we're up for the challenge!
Now is your chance to use your pen or pencil to defend Indigenous rights, protect wildlife, and help stem the rapid acceleration of climate change. A sacred place and way of life are at stake—we need you to help us defend it!
Enter your information and sign up to write a letter—you'll then get a link to a toolkit with sample language, talking points, addresses, and everything else you need to write your letter and add your voice.