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Demand the Army Corps stop the first Ambler Road mine
The Ambler Road is meant to reach this mining district, and the Arctic mine is the first one to seek a federal permit.
Stop weakened drilling rules across the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
BLM would rewrite its rules to speed up oil drilling approvals in one of America's largest wild landscapes.
Demand Answers Before Graphite Creek Buries 389 Acres of Alaska Wetlands
The proposed open-pit mine would permanently fill 389.8 acres of Alaska wetlands and waters and divert 12,440 linear feet of streams over a 21-year mine life, with a record of decision planned roughly one year after this scoping notice.
Question the plan to clearcut old growth across 85 Tongass units
Alternative 2 would harvest up to 85 units, including clearcuts like Unit 45 at 1,931 MBF, on maps the agency admits may show cutting in streams, old-growth reserves, and roadless areas.
Fix eroding Road 250 crossings near Snag Lake
Realigning 1.6 miles of Forest Service Road 250 would stop chronic sediment runoff into Snag Lake area streams.
Nationwide decisions that include Alaska
Comment Now on 8,000 Feet of Urban Stream Restoration in Rock Creek Park
The agency is asking the public to comment by October 30, 2026, on concept images for 8,000 linear feet of stream and wetland restoration with no completed environmental analysis, no alternatives comparison, and no disclosed tribal consultation status.
Stop opening 14.10 square nautical miles of protected coral habitat to trawling
NOAA proposes reopening 14.10 square nautical miles of the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern to rock shrimp trawling, on the same boundary it disapproved in 2022 for failing to protect essential fish habitat and minimize bycatch.
Stop NPS from gutting environmental review for park bicycle trails
The rule eliminates mandatory environmental review, wildlife-protection determinations, and guaranteed public comment for bicycle and e-bike trail designations across more than 400 national park units.
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