arctic national wildlife refuge
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Biden Reverses One of Trump’s ‘Most Reckless and Irresponsible’ Decisions
Conservation advocates are gearing up for a major win. On Friday, the Forest Service said it would “repeal or replace” a Trump-era rollback that allows companies to build roads and other infrastructure in much of America’s largest national forest. It could be biggest victory for public lands the Biden administration has delivered yet — if…
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UN Calls for Investigation Into Trump’s Arctic Drilling Plan, Citing Likely Human Rights Abuses
The Trump administration’s plan to lease Alaska’s coastal plain for oil and gas drilling has hit a tiny snag: It could be a human rights violation. The United Nations is calling for an investigation into whether the policy violates the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination due to its impact…
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Alaska Natives Demanded Goldman Sachs Not Fund Arctic Drilling, And It Listened
Money talks, and that’s why environmental activists”and, more specifically, indigenous peoples”have been pressuring banks for years to stop throwing their money toward fossil fuel extraction projects. Finally, major banks are starting to listen. Goldman Sachs announced Sunday that it’s finally listening and won’t fund new coal projects globally or any extraction projects in the Arctic,…