WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Department of the Interior cancels oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; proposes new protections in National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska WASHINGTON -- The Biden-Harris administration today announced significant steps to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Arctic Refuge) and more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). These bold action  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Sept. 6, on protecting the Arctic lands and wildlife in Alaska: * * * Alaska is home to many of America's most breathtaking natural wonders and culturally significant areas. As the climate crisis warms the Arctic more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, we have a responsibility to protect this treasured region for all ages. Canceling all remaining oil and gas leases issued under the previous administration in t  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, S. Lane Tucker, issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska is proud to announce that the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded $400,000 to an Alaska organization to provide legal services and improve the effective coordination of justice systems impacting survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. OVW award  more