arctic

At Public Hearings, Interior Hears Strong Opposition to Arctic Refuge Drilling

This afternoon a crowd will rally in Washington, DC to condemn the Trump administration’s shameful plan to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for drilling.

Groups Rally to Oppose Oil and Gas Drilling in the Arctic Refuge

Indigenous and environmental groups and concerned citizens are gathering in Washington, DC today to protest the Trump Administration’s proposal to conduct oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Companies Submit First Application for Oil Exploration in the Arctic Refuge

This morning, the Washington Post reported that two corporations, along with an oil services firm, have filed an application with the Department of the Interior to do extensive seismic testing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

At Annual Meeting, Groups Urge Chevron to Stay Away From the Arctic Refuge

Today, as Chevron executives and shareholders meet for their annual meeting, the company is under increasing pressure to pledge not to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Gwich’in Nation Joined by Institutional Investors in Call to Defend Arctic Refuge from Drilling

Investors Totaling More Than $2.5 Trillion in Assets Call on Oil Companies, Banks Not to Support Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Threatening Indigenous Rights and Arctic Ecosystem, Interior Launches Process to Open Refuge for Drilling

In a notice that will be officially posted to the Federal Register tomorrow, the Department of the Interior launched the process to hold a lease sale for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.