WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release: * * * Fossil fuel-boosting exec orders threaten public lands, target Alaska's Arctic specifically * * * Following his inauguration, President Trump directed agencies to "unleash" fossil fuel production on federal public lands and waters, declaring an "energy emergency" and sending the unmistakable message that he and his administration intend to prioritize mining, drilling and logging interests over the communit  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Statement: Day One Agenda from the Trump Administration Prioritizes Extractive Industries Above All Else in Alaska ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (Dena'ina lands) -- As expected, in addition to dozens of other executive orders on wide ranging topics, President Trump's administration issued several orders today detailing a destructive agenda for Alaska and its communities. The   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * Sierra Club statement on Trump efforts to rename Denali WASHINGTON, D.C. - Moments after taking the presidential oath of office, the White House confirmed that Donald Trump would seek to rename Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. The Alaskan peak has traditionally been known as "Denali" for centuries, and the Alaska state government has referred to it by this traditional name s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * Sierra Club statement on Trump's Alaska giveaway to Big Oil CEOs WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a flurry of executive orders declaring a "national energy emergency" and aiming to "unleash American energy," Donald Trump acted to slash environmental protections in Alaska, including the Arctic Refuge and Western Arctic, to greatly expand oil and gas drilling by corporate polluters. On the campaign trai  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Just hours after taking office today, President Trump signed a sweeping and destructive executive order that attempts to erase all Biden administration efforts to protect Alaska's public lands, Indigenous communities and the climate, and calls for developing the state's natural resources "to the fullest extent possible." In response, The Wilderness Society released the following statement from Ala  more