![]() ![]() “Protecting the Refuge’s Coastal Plain is an unassailable piece of responsible Arctic management. Now these same officials are hastily throwing together a lease sale in contradiction to their political pledges.” “In order to garner support for this unpopular action, drilling proponents gave false promises about how they would approach development in the Refuge with care. “Opening the Refuge was a grave error that went against the wishes of many Alaskans and the majority of Americans,” said Nils Warnock, Executive Director of Audubon Alaska. Such a disastrous approach to managing our protected public lands threatens birds and robs our kids and grandkids of their natural legacy.”ĭOI’s announcement comes on the heels of a bill opening the Refuge to oil and gas drilling that was attached as a rider on the federal government’s tax bill in December. “We cannot and will not allow drilling in the Arctic Refuge. ![]() “This administration is about to sell the Arctic Refuge to the highest bidder and turn one of America’s premier bird nurseries into an oilfield,” said David Yarnold ( ), president and CEO of the National Audubon Society. The DOI is seeking information to inform areas to offer for lease sale and the terms and conditions to be applied to leases. ![]() The comment period will last for 60 days. The Coastal Plain is the biological heart of the Refuge, supporting the 200,000-animal Porcupine Caribou Herd, millions of migratory birds, and a cohort of iconic predators, such as wolves, grizzly bears, and polar bears. Ninth Circuit Court Ruling in Favor of Road through Izembek RefugeĪNCHORAGE, AK (April 19, 2018) – US Department of the Interior (DOI) officials announced on April 19 that the department will be opening a comment period on an oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.Audubon Alaska Celebrates World Migratory Bird Day with Artist Max Romey.The Southeast Alaska Birding Trail Is Now a Mobile Application.American Golden-Plovers Have Been Tagged to Follow Southbound Migration.Audubon Celebrates Three Big Conservation and Climate Actions for America’s Arctic. ![]()
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