Congress Helping Sell Off Alaska’s Arctic to the Highest Bidder
U.S. House of Representatives votes to overturn public lands protections in Alaska’s Western Arctic and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives used the Congressional Review Act to overturn protections enacted under the Biden Administration that safeguarded millions of acres of the Western Arctic and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Blasts Senate Republicans’ Actions Nullifying Land Management Plans During Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, DC—During this week’s continued government shutdown, the U.S. Senate passed three resolutions utilizing the Congressional Review Act to nullify three Bureau of Land Management land use plans in Alaska, North Dakota, and the Powder River Basin in Montana. BLM resource management plans are land management plans created through extensive community involvement that guide BLM’s…
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