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Published on Sunday, 29 November -0001 16:00
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Protect the Arctic Refuge’s big sister‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌

Just west of the Arctic Refuge lies its big sister: 23 million acres of public lands (4 million acres more than the Refuge, an already vast reserve!) in the Western Arctic. The area is composed of wild lands hosting the vast Western Arctic caribou herd, the protected waterfowl nesting areas of Teshekpuk Lake, denning polar bears, and coastal lagoons where beluga whales rear their calves. For generations, communities have practiced traditional ways of life and subsistence on this breathtaking landscape in Northern Alaska.

Now Trump wants to open up almost all of this area to drilling in order to supply Big Oil’s refineries in California and Washington. We can’t let that happen.

Sign the petition demanding Trump and the Bureau of Land Management rescind this harmful proposal and keep oil rigs out of this majestic wilderness.

PROTECT THE WESTERN ARCTIC

Our strategy to protect the Western Arctic is multi-pronged, but Step 1 is to make the broader public aware that this is even happening (stay tuned for Step 2 in a few days