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The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it would cancel all remaining oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which the Trump administration opened to development in 2021. Conservationists say the move is a boon to wildlife in one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth.

June 13, 1952 - June 14, 2023

Currently, the Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will auction leases for people or companies who want to use public lands for exploitative purposes like oil and gas drilling, mining or cattle ranching that disrupt ecosystems and contribute to the climate crisis.

Groups objected in U.S. District Court today to a rule allowing oil and gas companies to harass vulnerable Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears.

Candidates are downplaying climate and environmental issues in the 2022 midterm races as voters focus on inflation and abortion.

Climate and environmental issues, which typically appeal more to the progressive wing of the Democratic electorate, have been downplayed this year compared to the last two national elections as Democrats are in a more defensive position.

I a crucial U.S. Senate campaign, the candidates are barely mentioning the disappearing water levels and the drought that’s causing it.

Despite the urgency of the global climate emergency, the issue is getting little attention in the 2022 midterm elections

Lake Mead and nearby Lake Powell, which send water to 40 million people in the Southwest, are at their lowest levels since they were filled in the 1930s as part of the Hoover Dam’s construction on the Colorado River.

In a crucial U.S. Senate campaign in Nevada, the candidates are barely mentioning the disappearing water levels in the state.