by Northern Center | Sep 13, 2021
The Department of the Interior will host six public scoping meetings from Tuesday, September 14, 2021, through Thursday, September 16, 2021. We encourage all Alaskans who are able to testify on Tuesday September 14, so that the Administration hears from Alaskans first.
by Erica Watson | Aug 10, 2021
Congress has a chance to act this week on Arctic Refuge protections, through the budget reconciliation process. Unsurprisingly, Senator Lisa Murkowksi, who got us all into this situation in the first place by sneaking the coastal plain into the Tax Act four years ago,...
by Erica Watson | May 19, 2021
In a predictable series of dog whistles to his political allies, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan recently claimed that the Biden administration is “attacking” Alaska by pausing the previous administration’s extraction projects. Senator Sullivan is hardly...
by Erica Watson | Apr 29, 2021
April 30th marks President Biden’s first 100 days in office, and it’s undeniable that a lot has changed since he took office. The Executive Orders he signed on his first day slowed or paused the previous administration’s focused march towards exploitation at all...
by Erica Watson | Mar 5, 2021
This year, we’re celebrating and reflecting on the Northern Alaska Environmental Center’s 50 year history. Since 1971, our organization has played a vital role in protecting Northern Alaska, and we plan to build on the compassion, adaptability, and self-reflection to...
by Erica Watson | Feb 24, 2021
Now that 2021 is well underway, we’re starting to see the shape of the changing landscape that’s emerged since Inauguration Day – as well as what remains consistent regardless of political shifts. While a lot of work lays ahead, it might be described less like...
by Laramie Maxwell | Jan 14, 2021
On December 11th, the BLM opened a 90-day comment period on its Central Yukon Draft Resource Management Plan. The original 90-day comment period has been extended to 180 days, with a deadline of June 9. This plan will be used to manage an extensive region of Alaska...
by Erica Watson | Dec 16, 2020
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on December 8, 2020, published a proposed Marine Mammal Protection Act Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA), opening a 30-day public review and comment period. If finalized, the IHA would allow the incidental harassment, meaning...
by Emily Sullivan | Nov 19, 2020
The Department of Interior on Tuesday issued a call for nominations and comments on potential oil and gas lease sale tracts which BLM delineated across the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain. This move opens a 30-day comment period and precedes a...
