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Congress should protect Arctic Wildlife Refuge
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Here in Maine, we are finally moving toward recognizing the inherent rights of Indigenous people and we must continue doing so across the nation. For decades, the Gwich’in Nation has helped to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska from oil and gas drilling, yet their way of life and hundreds of species remain in jeopardy. The Refuge needs permanent protection, and it’s time for Congress to act.
The Arctic Refuge is among the most wild, unique, and beautiful places in North America. It contains habitat for a variety of fish and wildlife, including polar bears, Dolly Varden, numerous migratory birds, and the Porcupine Caribou Herd.
It was the honor of my life to serve President George W. Bush as Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. I worked alongside the 8,000 employees of
Report: Biden to Cancel Oil, Gas Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), Despite High Gas Prices
Al Grillo / Associated Press
1 Jun 2021
President Joe Biden’s administration will reportedly cancel several oil and gas leases granted in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the last weeks of the Trump administration days after defending similar leases on Alaska’s North Slope.
The decision was reported by the
Washington Post on Tuesday, and would mark an attempt to reverse one of President Donald Trump’s historic achievements: the opening of ANWR’s coastal plain in his tax cut legislation in December 2017.
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