December 14, 2020
The Trump administration will release its draft environmental review tomorrow of a proposal to conduct destructive seismic exploration in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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December 7, 2020
Today, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released a proposed authorization that would allow for the harassment of threatened polar bears as part of destructive seismic testing for oil in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Much of the Arctic Refuge is designated as critical habitat for polar bears because mother bears den and nurture their cubs there during the winter.
December 2, 2020
Today, the Department of the Interior announced that it will hold a lease sale to sell off the delicate coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling on January 6.
November 30, 2020
Bank of America has reportedly joined its peers and ruled out funding for new drilling in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citi have all announced similar policies this year. Bank of America has faced mounting pressure in recent months from Indigenous communities, environmental advocates, and shareholders to follow suit.
November 16, 2020
A new shareholder resolution filed by Trillium Asset Management raises concerns about Bank of America’s refusal to rule out financing for new drilling in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
November 13, 2020
Agency is ignoring impacts to people, climate and wildlife, and relying on flawed science in its rushed, secretive process
October 23, 2020
Today, the Trump administration announced the beginning of a 14-day comment period on a proposal to allow destructive seismic exploration on 450,000 acres of the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
August 24, 2020
ANCHORAGE (AK)— The Gwich’in Steering Committee and allied groups took Trump’s Secretary of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management to court today for finalizing an illegal leasing program that would hand over the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the oil and gas industry.
August 16, 2020
Today, the Department of the Interior is expected to take the next step toward holding a lease sale in the delicate coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Bureau of Land Management’s “record of decision” will reportedly make the entire coastal plain available for leasing.
July 26, 2020
Multinational investment bank and financial services company Deutsche Bank released an updated energy policy today that rules out funding for new oil and gas drilling or exploration in the Arctic.
May 26, 2020
As Exxon and Chevron face shareholders tomorrow for their annual general meetings, they will face pressure from shareholders and activists to rule out drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
April 23, 2020
Today, multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley released an updated energy policy that rules out direct financing for oil and gas exploration and development in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.