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Jul 2, 2024, 04:06 PM UTC
Big Wins in Alaska
When we all take small actions, we get big wins.
When we all take small actions, we get big wins.
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Back in December, we asked you to help stop a disastrous mining project in Alaska that would have cut through one of largest connected park landscapes in the country.
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The administration has also expanded protections against oil and gas drilling in another biodiverse region of Alaska that we rallied behind: The 23-million-acre Reserve in the Western Arctic.
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Between the Range and the Reserve,
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sent petitions to the administration. And our partners gained tens of thousands more signatures.
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Together, taking the lead of grassroots and Indigenous groups on the ground, you all helped make this victory possible. So, even when it feels bleak, keep going. Because when we all take small actions, we can help secure big wins.
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Photos: (Top) The Porcupine caribou herd colors the tundra at the edge of the Neruokpuk Lakes in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. FLORIAN SCHULTZ (Bottom) Kettle ponds and lakes of the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska’s Western Arctic make ideal nesting grounds for waterfowl and other migrating birds. FLORIAN SCHULZ
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