Stop Trump’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Plan

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is one of the last truly wild places in America — a pristine, 19-million-acre ecosystem that sustains polar bears, caribou, migratory birds, and Indigenous communities who have depended on this land for generations. Now, the Trump administration is moving forward with a dangerous plan to open this fragile refuge to oil and gas drilling.

At a time when the climate crisis is accelerating, this reckless expansion of fossil fuel extraction couldn’t come at a worse moment. The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet, and drilling in ANWR would lock in decades of additional carbon pollution — pushing us further away from the urgent transition to clean energy we desperately need.

And this isn’t a distant threat — it’s happening right now.

The administration has scheduled a new oil and gas lease sale in ANWR, offering hundreds of thousands of acres of protected land to fossil fuel companies as part of a broader push to expand drilling in Alaska. Even worse, recent proposals could allow companies to harm or even kill endangered species like polar bears during drilling operations without penalty.

Let that sink in: one of the most iconic and vulnerable ecosystems on Earth is being sacrificed for short-term oil profits.

Scientists and conservationists warn that drilling in ANWR would devastate wildlife habitats, damage fragile tundra, and further accelerate the climate crisis at a time when the Arctic is already under extreme stress. The coastal plain — often called “America’s Serengeti” — is essential for the survival of the Porcupine caribou herd and serves as a critical denning ground for polar bears.

Indigenous Gwich’in leaders have been clear: this land is sacred, and drilling threatens their culture, food security, and way of life. Yet their voices are being ignored.

We cannot afford to double down on fossil fuels while communities across the country face worsening wildfires, floods, and extreme heat. Protecting ANWR is about more than one place — it’s about choosing a livable future over corporate greed and climate chaos.

Add your name now to demand that the Trump administration cancel plans to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and protect this irreplaceable ecosystem for future generations.

The petition to the Trump administration's Bureau of Land Management reads: Stop plans to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to destructive oil and gas drilling and protect this irreplaceable ecosystem from further fossil fuel expansion. At a time when the climate crisis and Arctic warming are rapidly accelerating, we must safeguard wildlife, respect Indigenous communities, and prioritize a transition to clean energy instead of short-term oil profits.

Source:

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5836577-alaska-wildlife-lease-auction/