Three recent major news stories out of Alaska underscore how determined the Trump Administration is to advance development projects that will destroy our nation’s public lands and waters. The Administration’s rushed and overreaching efforts in Alaska are now getting the
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Right now, hundreds of thousands of letters from people all across the United States are pouring into the Department of the Interior as it takes public comment on its plans to drill in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National
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I’ve visited the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 20 times since 1999. On my trips I’ve witnessed indescribable beauty that I carry with me to this day – sights like 20,000 caribou feeding under the midnight sun, or hundreds of species
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Last December, shortly after the election of President Donald Trump, I wrote in the Seattle Times that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge “faces its most serious threat since its protection in 1960.” At that time it was not clear how
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This week I traveled to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. I’m an avid birder, so it was a great opportunity to see the birds here at this crucial stop on their spring migration north. It was President Teddy
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I’m delighted to share the news that on Wednesday, June 8, the League of Conservation Voters recognized our founder Tom Campion with the 2016 Environmental Leadership Award for his life-long commitment to conservation and preserving America’s public lands. U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)
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