Today, the Department of the Interior released an environmental impact statement on its plan to hold a lease sale for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The planned sale will target the coastal plain, the biological heart of the Arctic Refuge, home to lands and wildlife vital for the subsistence way of life of the Gwich’in Nation.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to keep drills out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Introduced by Rep. Jared Huffman, the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act would repeal a provision in the controversial December 2017 tax bill that opened up the refuge’s sensitive coastal plain for drilling. The bill passed 225-193 with bipartisan support.
Washington, DC -- A bill introduced in the Senate today would establish the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a wilderness area, permanently protecting it from destructive oil and gas exploration. The Arctic Refuge Protection Act was introduced by Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA); Sen. Tom Udall (NM); Sen. Michael Bennet (CO); Sen. Ed Markey (MA); Sen. Charles Schumer (NY); and Sen.
A crowd of local activists, joined by representatives from the Gwich’in Steering Committee, Stand.earth, and the Sierra Club, gathered last night outside an oil and gas industry gathering in San Diego to express opposition to drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Washington, DC -- Joe Balash, former assistant Interior secretary for land and minerals, is reportedly joining a foreign oil company that stands to benefit from Balash’s push to open the Arctic Refuge for drilling. During his time at Interior, Balash was a main driver of the Trump administration’s rushed attempt to sell off the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to fossil fuel companies.
Houston, TX -- On Thursday, August 29 at 12:45pm, a crowd of local environmental and Indigenous activists will rally outside an appearance by BP America chairman and president Susan Dio to call on her to pledge that BP will not pursue drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Last night, it was reported that Joe Balash, assistant Interior secretary for land and minerals and driver of the Trump administration’s rushed attempt to sell off the Arctic Refuge for drilling, will leave his job at the end of the month.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has joined the growing list of multinational financial institutions that have drawn a hard line against financing for oil and gas drilling or exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
In a new policy statement released today, Morgan Stanley made minor updates to its criteria for financing fossil fuel projects but failed to rule out funding for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Today, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) released an updated Environmental, Social and Ethical (ESE) risk management framework that rules out financing for oil and gas drilling or exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Today, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources voted in support of three bills that would limit dirty fuels extraction in the areas surrounding the Grand Canyon and Chaco Canyon.
Environmental and community groups gather in Bakersfield today to oppose the Trump administration’s draft plan to open more than a million acres of public land and mineral estate in central California to oil drilling and fracking.