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Victory in Our Lawsuit to Protect Beaufort Sea Polar Bears!

Victory in Our Lawsuit to Protect Beaufort Sea Polar Bears!

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must correct legal errors with a regulation that allows oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears on the North Slope of Alaska.

Approaches to Adapting to Alaska's Rapidly Warming Climate workshop videos are live!

Approaches to Adapting to Alaska's Rapidly Warming Climate workshop videos are live!

Watch the recordings of the virtual workshop, Approaches to Adapting to Alaska’s Rapidly Warming Climate, now!

Action Alert! Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals in Alaska

Action Alert! Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals in Alaska

Learn how you can help protect critical habitat for ringed and bearded seals in Alaska!

Comment to support critical habitat designations for ringed and bearded seals

Comment to support critical habitat designations for ringed and bearded seals

NOAA Fisheries is proposing to designate critical habitat in U.S. waters off the coast of Alaska for Arctic ringed seals and the Beringia distinct population of bearded seals. Both species are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Indigenous, allied groups go to court to stop issuance of Arctic Refuge leases

Indigenous, allied groups go to court to stop issuance of Arctic Refuge leases

The motion filed on Dec. 15 requests a preliminary injunction that stops the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from issuing any leases sold during the January lease sale of the coastal plain, and from authorizing any seismic exploration activities.

Our joint response to recently announced Arctic oil and gas lease sales

Our joint response to recently announced Arctic oil and gas lease sales

Read our joint letter to Secretary Bernhardt

Advocacy in Action: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lawsuit filed!

Advocacy in Action: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lawsuit filed!

We joined together in a coalition of 12 other organizations to take the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to court for their illegal plan to open the entirety of the Coastal Plains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to foreign oil companies.

Alaska's response: Secretary of Interior approves drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Alaska's response: Secretary of Interior approves drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A broad coalition of Alaska organizations issued a statement committing to “stand in solidarity for the protection of the coastal plain which provides spiritual, cultural, recreational, and economic sustenance for Alaskans and many others around the world.” This commitment remains strong, and we will not allow the violation of the coastal plain.

Species Spotlight! Musk Ox : "The Bearded One"

Species Spotlight! Musk Ox : "The Bearded One"

By the 1920s, Musk oxen had disappeared from Alaska, with the only remaining animals being found in east Greenland and Arctic Canada. These reintroduced specie are living relics from a prehistoric age, when musk oxen roamed the northern plains alongside mammoths and saber-toothed cats.