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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Reopened for Oil and Gas Drilling

Gwich’in Steering Committee

Alaska
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Summary

A defining environmental line in the sand for over 40 years, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is on the cusp of happening. Several environmental and Alaska Native groups have sued to stop oil and gas exploration in ANWR. Give them all the support you can.

Key Details
  • ANWR was established in 1960 by Dwight Eisenhower. Today, it is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the United States System. 
  • On March 20, 2025, The Department of the Interior announced plans to reinstate previously canceled oil and gas leases in the refuge's Coastal Plain.
  • This move follows an executive order signed by President Trump on January 20, 2025, aimed at unleashing Alaska's resource potential.
  • The order rescinds the Biden-era moratorium on drilling activities in the refuge.
  • ANWR's Coastal Plain is an ecologically sensitive area and is vital habitat for the Porcupine caribou herd, among many other Arctic wildlife species. 
  • Oil exploration could begin as soon as winter, 2025, according to reports. 
  • This decision has sparked strong opposition from environmental groups and Indigenous communities, particularly the Gwich’in Nation, who view the area as sacred and essential to their way of life.
  • Several environmental and Alaska Native groups - including the Gwich’in Steering Committee - have sued to stop oil and gas exploration in ANWR. 
The Gwich'in oppose oil development in ANWR.
Arctic wilderness for sale.
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Ambler Mining Road

Defend Brooks Range

Alaska
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Trump is pushing for development of a 211 mile industrial route through remote, roadless protected areas of Alaska.

Key Details
  • In January 2025, Trump signed an executive order reinstating federal approvals for the Ambler Mining Road, a 211-mile industrial route through remote Alaskan roadless areas including Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. 
  • The Biden administration had previously suspended the project due to environmental and tribal concerns. 
  • The road would cut through sensitive caribou habitat and subsistence lands. 
  • A coalition of nonprofits called Defend Brooks Range is vigorously opposing the project. 
Defending a great migration.
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We are compiling a list of Trump's negative impacts on nature conservation.

Nature conservation refers to the organizations, agencies, and workers that protect, steward, and study nature.

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