After Getting Willow Project Wrong, Biden Must Get These Climate and Public Lands Decisions Right
President Biden and his team must cement new protections for U.S. lands and waters, secure additional climate progress, and prevent bad decisions such as the Willow project from happening again.
Project Decisions in Alaska Will Help Define Biden’s Conservation and Climate Legacy
From a potential Arctic oil drilling hub to a mine that threatens one of the world’s most productive salmon fisheries, a series of upcoming project decisions in Alaska are poised to shape the Biden administration’s conservation and climate legacy.
4 Reasons the Willow Oil Project Is Unfit for Approval
President Biden must reject ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil drilling project to sustain progress toward achieving the administration’s ambitious climate goals.
As Energy Prices Skyrocket, Congress Must Return the Oil and Gas Industry’s Windfall Profits to the American People
Congress should enact a temporary tax on windfall profits from the oil and gas companies that are raking in record profits at a time of crisis-level energy prices.
Permanent Protections for Bristol Bay Would Be a Win for Tribes, Climate Action, and the Alaska Economy
By taking action to protect the watershed of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery, the EPA can support indigenous-led conservation and a robust economy in the region.
The Biden Administration Is Fulfilling Its Conservation Promises in the First 100 Days
The White House and U.S. Department of the Interior have made quick progress on increasing conservation ambition, addressing climate change, and strengthening tribal consultation in the first 100 days.
Blocking Access to Scarce Water Supply Can Stop Oil Companies From Drilling the Arctic Refuge
Building a massive seawater treatment plant along the Arctic Refuge’s coastline is among the many regulatory and technical hurdles that the oil industry is likely to have to clear.
Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan Would Be an Environmental Disaster
The Trump administration’s offshore drilling plan would be disastrous for the environment, leading to seven times more carbon pollution than the entire United States emits each year and causing nearly 100 large oil spills over the next 30 years.
Trump Administration Is Suppressing Science and Public Opinion to Drill the Arctic Refuge
A new CAP analysis finds near unanimous public opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; yet the Trump administration still seems intent to pursue the lease sale.
The Most Powerful Arctic Oil Lobby Group You’ve Never Heard Of
The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation spent more than half a million dollars in 2017 to convince Congress to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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