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Caribou form large herds on the coastal plains north of the Brooks Range.
(Florian Schulz / visionsofthewild.com)
Press Release February 2, 2026

Trump Administration Prepares for New Oil and Gas Auction in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

Interior’s “Call for Nominations” invites companies to choose public lands areas it wants to bid on in a future lease sale

A petroleum drill site operates in Alaska’s Western Arctic, near Lake Teshekpuk. (Kiliii Yüyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release January 28, 2026

Court Denies Request to Halt Western Arctic Oil Exploration

The ruling allows ConocoPhillips to proceed with its plans for winter exploration program

document January 27, 2026

Court Order Denying Request for Western Arctic Exploration Preliminary Injunction

A federal court ruling allows ConocoPhillips to continue its winter seismic and exploration drilling program in the Western Arctic despite concerns about the harm it would cause to wildlife, sensitive habitats and the subsistence and cultural values of local Alaska Native people and other Arctic residents.

(Patrick J. Endres / Getty Images)
Article January 14, 2026

Why We’re Fighting Trump on Multiple Fronts to Protect the Arctic

The administration wants to maximize oil and gas drilling in Arctic regions of the U.S. We’re in court to stop them.

document January 13, 2026

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Amended and Supplemented Complaint

Updated complaint resumes litigation to protect the 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas leasing, adding new claims challenging Interior’s October 2025 decision to again open the Coastal Plain to leasing.

Caribou on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (Florian Schulz / protectthearctic.org)
Press Release January 13, 2026

Groups Challenge Arctic Refuge Leases and Drilling Plan

Updated complaint restarts paused litigation to protect the 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas leasing

Polar bears near the Beaufort Sea on Alaska's North Slope. (Stephanie Powell / Getty Images)
Press Release December 19, 2025

Groups Issue Notice of Intent to Sue Federal Agencies Over Expected Harm to Polar Bears from Arctic Oil and Gas Development

Federal agencies failed to prevent harm to threatened polar bears when they opened the entire Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing

document December 18, 2025

60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue Regarding Violations of the Endangered Species Act Related to Oil and Gas Leasing Program in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

This letter serves as a 60-day notice on behalf of the three conservation groups of their intent to sue the Bureau of Land Management and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum for violating the Endangered Species Act by failing to ensure that the oil and gas leasing program approved by the Bureau in October 2025 is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of polar bears or result in the destruction or adverse modification of their critical habitat.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the Brooks Range mountains, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / Getty Images)
Article December 16, 2025

The Trump Administration Is Prepping to Sell off Alaska’s Arctic to Oil and Gas Companies

In a series of recent moves, the administration is opening most of the vast and precious Arctic ecosystem to drilling.

A snowy owl in the Western Arctic. Earthjustice has fought for decades on multiple fronts to protect this irreplaceable region. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Update December 11, 2025

We’re Suing to Stop Arctic Oil Exploration

An exploratory project in the Western Arctic would harm wildlife, sensitive ecosystems, and Alaska Native communities.

Caribou in the Western Arctic around the Teshekpuk Lake area. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release December 11, 2025

Lawsuit Challenges Federal Approval of Harmful Oil Exploration in Alaska’s Western Arctic

Interior approved ConocoPhillips’ plan to explore for more oil near its Willow project without addressing the harm it will cause to wildlife and sensitive ecosystems

document December 11, 2025

Western Arctic Exploration Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Conservation groups and an Iñupiat-led grassroots organization seek to overturn the Trump administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ winter seismic and exploration drilling program in the Western Arctic.

Press Release December 4, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Senate Vote Reopening Arctic Refuge to Oil Drilling

Senators use Congressional Review Act to reinstate Trump-era plan maximizing oil drilling

Press Release November 20, 2025

Trump Propone Expansión Masiva de Perforación Marítima en Aguas Públicas Protegidas en Alaska, California y Cerca de Florida

Se prevé que el plan de perforación en alta mar encuentre una fuerte oposición dentro de la opinión pública

document November 17, 2025

Western Arctic CRA Opposition Letter

Groups oppose S.J.Res. 80 and H.J.Res. 124, which would utilize the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of Land Management’s 2022 Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

document November 17, 2025

Arctic Refuge CRA Opposition Letter

Groups oppose S.J.Res. 91 and H.J.Res.131, which would utilize the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of Land Management’s 2024 Record of Decision for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain Leasing Program.

Two sandhill cranes dance in the Western Arctic, in the area close to Lake Teshekpuk. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release November 13, 2025

The Trump Administration Announces Rollback of a Rule that Helped Protect the Western Arctic from Harmful Oil and Gas Drilling

The Department of the Interior announced it will finalize the rescission of common-sense rules aimed at better protecting ecologically sensitive public lands including Teshekpuk Lake