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| Dear Friend, |
| The Arctic faces severe threats from proposed oil and gas drilling projects. Trump’s Interior Department is rolling out plans to open Alaska’s Arctic to fossil fuel development. These projects risk devastating fragile ecosystems, threatening Indigenous communities, and accelerating the climate crisis. Interior Secretary Burgum needs to hear from people across the country that this region needs more protection, not more drilling. |
| The Arctic is one of the last truly last wild places in the United States, and we must protect it before it’s auctioned off. |
- The Arctic is warming four times faster than the global average, impacting wildlife such as polar bears, three large caribou herds, vital wetland habitat for birds that travel from all seven continents to nest, and the region’s subsistence hunting traditions crucial to Alaska Native communities. Arctic wildlife needs large, undisturbed areas to thrive.
- The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is sacred to Indigenous communities and crucial for wildlife habitats. Drilling threatens to irreversibly damage this vital landscape.
- The Western Arctic, America's largest expanse of mostly undeveloped public land, must remain protected to preserve its ecological and cultural significance.
- Additional drilling does not significantly lower gas prices but adds billions of dollars in cleanup and environmental costs borne by taxpayers.
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| Thanks to advocates like you, Earthjustice has gone to court to defend millions of acres in the Arctic from oil and gas development. We won stronger protections for the Western Arctic, sued to keep oil and gas out of the Arctic Refuge, and challenged the Willow Project in court. Together, we can stand strong against this next wave of attacks. We’re ready to fight — and win — again. Tell Secretary Burgum the Arctic is not for sale. |
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Sincerely,
Laura Esquivel
Senior Legislative Representative, Policy & Legislation |
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