Defenders Slams Lease Sale in Arctic Refuge
June 05, 2026
June 05, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release:
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Defenders Slams Lease Sale in Arctic Refuge
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The Bureau of Land Management today opened nine bids on five tracts regarding an oil and gas lease sale on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which is sacred lands to the Gwich'in people and breeding grounds for millions of migratory birds, polar bears and the . . .
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Defenders Slams Lease Sale in Arctic Refuge
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The Bureau of Land Management today opened nine bids on five tracts regarding an oil and gas lease sale on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which is sacred lands to the Gwich'in people and breeding grounds for millions of migratory birds, polar bears and the . . .