From NRDC <[email protected]>
Subject 28 million acres of pristine lands under threat
Date February 5, 2024 3:32 PM
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Urge the Bureau of Land Management to keep public lands in Alaska
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Protect Millions of Acres of Alaska’s Public Lands from
Reckless Development

The Biden administration’s Bureau of Land Management is facing a
decision on opening vast swaths of unspoiled Alaskan wildlands to
disastrous industrial development. Tell them to keep these vital
lands protected!

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Dear NRDC Activist,

28 million.

That’s the number of acres of pristine, protected public lands
that the Biden administration’s Bureau of Land Management is
facing a decision on opening to destructive industrial
development like mining and oil and gas drilling.

The agency is inviting public comments on
this dangerous proposal – but only for a few more days. We must
generate as many messages as possible to compel the Bureau of
Land Management to keep these lands protected.

Make your voice heard by February 14 to
keep Alaskan public lands protected from dirty industrial
development like oil and gas drilling. ( [link removed] )

Some of the largest intact landscapes left in the U.S. are in
Alaska, home to Indigenous communities and providing habitat and
refuge for caribou, moose, bears, all five species of Pacific
salmon, migratory birds, and countless other wildlife. These
treasured lands support communities, cultural resources,
subsistence resources, and recreation like hunting and fishing.
And they’re at the forefront of the climate crisis.

These lands had been off-limits to industry for decades – but the
Trump administration proposed using D-1 policy to hand over,
without public comment, tens of millions of acres of public land.

These lands remain under threat.

An additional last-minute giveaway attempt by the Trump
administration prepared, but never finalized, Public Land Orders
that sought to lift protections for 28 million acres of public
lands that would serve dangerous extractive industries. Saddled
with a Trump era policy, the decision is now in the hands of
President Biden’s Bureau of Land Management.

We can’t let these vital protections be
lifted – send a message to the Biden administration now. ( [link removed] )

If these lands lose protection, it will
open sensitive areas like land in Bristol Bay where we’re already
fighting to stop the Pebble Mine and other proposed mining
projects. The Bristol Bay watershed alone supplies more than half
the world’s sockeye salmon, and the fishery supports 15,000 jobs
and generates $2.2 billion annually. Lifting protections would
jeopardize the cultural and economic lifeblood of Tribes,
commercial fishers, and communities.

Plus, lifting protections for these public lands will jeopardize
protections for other fragile lands, such as sensitive boreal
forests in central Alaska that are a natural climate solution.

Help us keep Alaska’s pristine lands
off-limits for good – before it’s too late. Submit a comment by
February 14. ( [link removed] )

Sincerely,

Taryn Kiekow Heimer

Director, Ocean Energy, Nature Program, NRDC

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