arctic

Sierra Club Statement on the Biden Administration’s Announcement on the Arctic Refuge, Western Arctic

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the White House announced a series of groundbreaking policies with major significance for the communities, landscapes, and wildlife of the Arctic and for the effort to take on climate change.

Environmental Groups Respond to Dept. of Energy’s Approval of Alaska LNG Project

ANCHORAGE – Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it would grant approval for the exports from the proposed Alaska LNG project, a $38.7 billion fossil-fuel infrastructure plan to export liquified natural gas (LNG). It would be capable of exporting 20 million metric tons of gas per year – a quantity that could result in over 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution emissions annually. 

Groups object in court to Alaska magistrate’s recommendation to uphold a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule allowing oil and gas companies to harm already threatened Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— We filed an objection in U.S. District Court today over a magistrate’s findings and recommendation that would let stand a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule allowing oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears. The magistrate submitted findings this month on our lawsuit challenging the incidental take regulations for oil and gas activities on Alaska’s North Slope.

LEADING CLIMATE, CONSERVATION, AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS RESPOND TO DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON CONOCOPHILLIPS’ WILLOW PROJECT

Washington, D.C. –  Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) addressing the implications of ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project for America’s Western Arctic.

Biden Administration Rolls Back Disastrous Trump Drilling Plan for Western Arctic

The Biden administration announced yesterday that it will reverse a Trump administration policy that opened up millions of acres in the Western Arctic for oil drilling.

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.

Sierra Club Statement: Biden Administration Initiates Review of Trump’s Illegal Arctic Drilling Program

Today, the Department of the Interior released a notice of intent kicking off a new environmental review of the Trump administration’s leasing program for oil drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Ignoring Serious Risks, Trump Administration Moves Forward With Plan to Conduct Destructive Oil Exploration in the Arctic Refuge

The Trump administration will release its draft environmental review tomorrow of a proposal to conduct destructive seismic exploration in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Trump Administration Pushes Forward Plan to Allow Harassment of Threatened Polar Bears in the Arctic Refuge

Today, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released a proposed authorization that would allow for the harassment of threatened polar bears as part of destructive seismic testing for oil in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Much of the Arctic Refuge is designated as critical habitat for polar bears because mother bears den and nurture their cubs there during the winter.

Trump Administration Pushes Forward With Plan for Illegal Lease Sale in the Arctic Refuge

Today, the Department of the Interior announced that it will hold a lease sale to sell off the delicate coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling on January 6.

With Bank of America Announcement, Every Major US Bank Has Ruled out Funding for Arctic Drilling

Bank of America has reportedly joined its peers and ruled out funding for new drilling in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citi have all announced similar policies this year. Bank of America has faced mounting pressure in recent months from Indigenous communities, environmental advocates, and shareholders to follow suit.

Bank of America Faces Shareholder Pressure Over Arctic Drilling

A new shareholder resolution filed by Trillium Asset Management raises concerns about Bank of America’s refusal to rule out financing for new drilling in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.