Oppose Call for Nominations and Comments for the 2026
Call for Nominations and Comments for the 2026 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Bureau of Land Management· Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain, Alaska Coastal PlainFederal Register 2026-02181 ↗
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4 groups predicted likely to care in Alaska
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- Alaska Wilderness League
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Works Alaska: built around defending the Arctic Refuge from oil and gas drilling.
- Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
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Works Alaska: lead plaintiff in the November 2025 federal suit challenging the land exchange signed to put a road through the Izembek Wilderness.
- Northern Alaska Environmental Center
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Works Alaska: first-named plaintiff in Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. Trump, the Ambler road suit filed in 2020.
- Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
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Works Alaska: southeast Alaska’s homegrown defender of the Tongass since 1970.
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The Bureau of Land Management is accepting nominations and public comments on unleased tracts in Alaska's Coastal Plain for a 2026 oil and gas lease sale. It's a procedural step required before the BLM can auction off drilling rights in the region, moving forward under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and executive directives to expand Alaska energy development. Conservation professionals, tribal nations, and anyone with interests in Arctic ecosystems should pay close attention, as this opens the door to industrial development in one of the most ecologically sensitive landscapes in North America.
In the agency’s own words
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office is issuing a call for nominations and comments on all available unleased tracts for the upcoming Coastal Plain 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Sale. This is a standard step in the leasing process as the BLM prepares to hold the first lease sale under direction in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This action also advances priorities in the Executive Order 14153, "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential," and Secretary's Order 3422 of the same name.
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