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Victory in Our Lawsuit to Protect Beaufort Sea Polar Bears!

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Victory in Our Lawsuit to Protect Beaufort Sea Polar Bears!

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must correct legal errors with a regulation that allows oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears on the North Slope of Alaska.

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Our efforts to reduce harm on already threatened Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears

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Our efforts to reduce harm on already threatened Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears

Today, AWA and our partners, represented by Trustees of Alaska, filed an objection in U.S. District Court over a magistrate’s findings and recommendation that would let stand a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule allowing oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears.

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Indigenous, allied groups go to court to stop issuance of Arctic Refuge leases

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Indigenous, allied groups go to court to stop issuance of Arctic Refuge leases

The motion filed on Dec. 15 requests a preliminary injunction that stops the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from issuing any leases sold during the January lease sale of the coastal plain, and from authorizing any seismic exploration activities.

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Our joint response to recently announced Arctic oil and gas lease sales

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Our joint response to recently announced Arctic oil and gas lease sales

Read our joint letter to Secretary Bernhardt

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Advocacy in Action: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lawsuit filed!

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Advocacy in Action: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lawsuit filed!

We joined together in a coalition of 12 other organizations to take the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to court for their illegal plan to open the entirety of the Coastal Plains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to foreign oil companies.

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Alaska's response: Secretary of Interior approves drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Alaska's response: Secretary of Interior approves drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A broad coalition of Alaska organizations issued a statement committing to “stand in solidarity for the protection of the coastal plain which provides spiritual, cultural, recreational, and economic sustenance for Alaskans and many others around the world.” This commitment remains strong, and we will not allow the violation of the coastal plain.