CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 12 -- EcoWatch posted the following news: By Paige Bennett The U.S. Department of the Interior announced last week the canceling of oil and gas drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The leases were previously sold on Jan. 6, 2021, during former president Donald Trump's term, but were then suspended by the Biden administration in June 2021. The leases would have spanned 10 years and covered 430,000 acres on the Coastal Plain of the refuge. Of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * "From Alaska's Brooks Range to Florida's Everglades, mining proposals near national parks continue to threaten drinking water, clean air, fragile wildlife habitat and surrounding communities." - Charlie Olsen, Climate Policy Manager for the National Parks Conservation Association * * * Today, the Biden administration's Interagency Working Group released recommendatio  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids welcomes today's announcement by the Biden-Harris Administration of new investments to help increase adoption, implementation and enforcement of policies prohibiting the sale of menthol and other flavored tobacco products and to increase the availability and awareness of smoking cessation services among populations experiencing tobacco-related dispar  more

VANCOUVER, Washington, Sept. 14 -- The Native Arts and Culture Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2023: The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is excited to announce the new 2023 LIFT - Early Career Support for Native Artists program awardees! Over 63 artist applications were reviewed by a panel of arts professionals and peers with expertise in various artistic disciplines following a national open call for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artist  more