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The Latest On: Arctic

August 24, 2020 | Press Release

Lawsuit Fights Trump Administration Plan to Open 18 Million Acres of Western Arctic to Oil and Gas Drilling

Environmental groups head to court to fight energy development plan that will damage pristine wilderness and critical habitat and deepen the climate crisis

August 24, 2020 | Press Release

Lawsuit Aims to Block Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Oil and gas leasing would cause irreparable harm to wildlife, tundra, and climate

August 24, 2020 | Video

Too Wild To Drill: Journey to the Arctic Refuge in Virtual Reality

With a 360° film experience, we bring you to the threatened coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge, an Arctic Gwich’in village, and the epicenter of oil and gas drilling in America’s Arctic.

August 24, 2020 | Press Release

Demanda Busca Bloquear Explotación en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del Ártico

El arrendamiento para la explotación petrolífera y gasífera causaría un daño irreparable a la vida silvestre, la tundra y el clima

August 24, 2020 | Legal Document

Complaint challenging plans for lease sale in Arctic Refuge

Earthjustice filed a lawsuit on Aug. 24, 2020 to defend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from a lease sale that would auction off the Coastal Plain to the oil and gas industry for fossil fuel development.

August 20, 2020 | Explainer

Timeline: Defending America’s Arctic

Earthjustice has been advocating against drilling in the Arctic for decades. Here’s how we got to where we are today.

August 17, 2020 | Legal Document

Record of Decision for oil drilling plan in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

The Record of Decision for a lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was released on August 18, 2020.

August 17, 2020 | Press Release

Administración Trump Culmina Plan Para Perforación de Petróleo en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del Ártico

El plan ignora los efectos del cambio climático y tiene en la mira un área de tierras públicas que los pueblos indígenas consideran sagrada

August 17, 2020 | Press Release

Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Drill for Oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Plan ignores climate change; targets cherished public lands area held sacred by Indigenous people

August 14, 2020 | Press Release

Trump Administration Moves Ahead With Western Arctic Oil Development Plan, Continuing Arctic Exploitation

Statement from Earthjustice, Alaska Wilderness League, National Audubon Society, Native Movement, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Sovereign Iñupiat For a Living Arctic, and Trustees for Alaska

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Lawsuit Fights Trump Administration Plan to Open 18 Million Acres of Western Arctic to Oil and Gas Drilling

Lawsuit Aims to Block Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Too Wild To Drill: Journey to the Arctic Refuge in Virtual Reality

Demanda Busca Bloquear Explotación en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del Ártico

Complaint challenging plans for lease sale in Arctic Refuge

Timeline: Defending America’s Arctic

Record of Decision for oil drilling plan in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Administración Trump Culmina Plan Para Perforación de Petróleo en el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del Ártico

Trump Administration Finalizes Plan to Drill for Oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Trump Administration Moves Ahead With Western Arctic Oil Development Plan, Continuing Arctic Exploitation

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