Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Did you know that insurance companies have an important role in protecting our planet?    Insurance companies have a part to play in saving the Arctic. No, they can’t insure mountains and rivers, or the wildlife that call them home. But insurance companies can commit to not underwriting oil and gas drilling in special places. A growing list of insurance companies have pledged to […]

Oil drilling doesn’t belong in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — and there’s something you can do right now to help save this irreplaceable wilderness.    The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is at risk. We urgently need your help to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from a last-minute attempt at drilling. The refuge is one of the last remaining pristine wildernesses in our […]
A polar bear mom and her cubs (Photo: USFWS)

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a safe haven for polar bears, caribou and countless migratory birds. It’s a special place, but there could be dark times ahead for the Arctic Refuge if we don’t act.     Our senators can protect the Arctic Refuge from drilling. Under a 2017 law, hundreds of thousands of acres of Arctic Refuge land were opened for oil […]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Photo: Shutterstock)

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the last remaining swaths of pristine wilderness in the United States — and we recently won a crucial step in our campaign to defend it from oil and gas projects! Environmental Action has been working to defend the refuge from oil and gas projects, and we just won a crucial step in our […]
Polar bear resting, Alaska (photo: USFWS)

The Trump administration is barreling ahead with approvals for destructive oil and gas drilling in the sensitive Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — some of the best polar bear denning habitat in the country.1       The Threat to Polar Bears and the Arctic Make no mistake. Drilling is bad for wildlife and the environment. Land near the Arctic Refuge bears the scars from fossil fuel […]

The Arctic Wildlife Refuge is America’s last wild frontier, home to polar bears, caribou, musk ox and other important species. You’d think that as a country we would be doing everything we could to protect this wild special place. Unfortunately, short-sighted plans are being put in place for short-term profit at the expense of wildlife that depends on this area to […]
Polar bear resting, Alaska (photo: USFWS)

The Department of Interior (DOI) has kicked off its efforts to fast-track the lease sale to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the oil and gas industry — and we really need your help to prevent another catastrophic environmental disaster. Add your name to oppose opening the Arctic Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. The Threat to the Arctic Polar bears, caribou […]