Big Oil is ready to cash in on its major Trump donations
On Monday, the Trump administration moved to open up millions of acres of protected Alaskan wildlife for the oil and gas industry to exploit. The action comes after the industry donated millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
Interior Secretary and failed presidential candidate Doug Burgum said the government would rescind a ban on drilling on the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The territory of nearly 23 million acres is the biggest contiguous region of undisturbed public land in the United States. It is a vital territory for thousands of migrating birds, caribou, fish, and other marine life, which would be threatened by drilling for fuel.
Kristen Miller, executive director of the Alaska Wilderness League, said in a statement the Trump action would “roll back protections in the most ecologically important areas of the Western Arctic” and that the new direction would threaten “wildlife, local communities, and our climate.”
“These lands are home to caribou, migratory birds, and vital subsistence resources that Indigenous communities have relied on for generations. The public fought hard for these protections, and we won’t stay silent while they’re dismantled,” she added.
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