The U.S. government is preparing to allow oil and gas corporations to begin drilling in an Arctic reserve in Alaska. The specific reserve is the largest area of public land in the nation, larger than some U.S. states. It is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including endangered species like polar bears and many migratory birds.
But now, this entire area is at risk of industrialization and habitat destruction.
Sign the petition to demand the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) halt its plans to allow fossil fuel extraction in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A)!Right now, the NPR-A is a protected area. Under former President Joe Biden, the federal government had previously worked hard to coordinate with Alaska Native communities to ensure protection of their homelands, as well as protection of the ecosystem and wildlife there.
But Trump promised to roll back such protections and push increased oil and gas destruction within the U.S. And now he's trying to make good on that promise.
Already, the BLM has indicated it is likely to reverse protections on 82% of the NPR-A area, with the intention of allowing oil drilling. In fact, it has already rolled back three previous portions of Biden-era protections.
Not only do Native communities, wildlife, and the Earth deserve
our full respect and the right to live on their lands without disturbance. But additionally, we do not need more oil and gas drilling - period! The Earth is already experiencing
catastrophically escalating climate change, resulting in record heat waves, droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, and floods. On top of that, oil and gas development
tears up whole landscapes with roads, equipment, deforestation, pollution, spills, and more.
We absolutely cannot let fossil fuel corporations get their dirty, filthy metaphorical hands all over this important ecosystem. We must speak out now and demand that the BLM maintain full protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska! Sign the petition! 