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Lawsuit Challenges Federal Approval of Harmful Oil Exploration in Alaska’s Western Arctic
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Conservation groups and an Iñupiat-led grassroots organization filed a lawsuit today seeking to overturn the Trump administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ winter seismic and exploration drilling program in the Western Arctic.
Read more.Lawsuit Challenges Destructive Road in Alaska’s Izembek Refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Native Village of Hooper Bay, the Native Village of Paimiut, Chevak Native Village, and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for deciding to trade federally protected wilderness to pave the way for a road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Read more.Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Board of Game Plan to Gun Down Bears
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Alaska Board of Game today for violating the Alaska Constitution when adopting a predator control program authorizing the killing of an unlimited number of brown and black bears across 40,000 square miles in southwestern Alaska.
Read more.Trump Administration OKs Destructive Land Swap for Alaska’s Izembek Refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Trump administration today approved a deal trading away federal lands to pave the way for building a road through the center of Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
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