Press Releases
Oil and Gas Lease Sale in the Arctic Refuge Flops—Again
For the third time in a row, the U.S. government-backed oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic Refuge—home to the calving grounds of the Porcupine Caribou Herd—has been an utter flop. [Learn more]
CPAWS Yukon renews call for permanent protection of Arctic Refuge following U.S. nomination for oil and gas
The Yukon Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS Yukon) is once again renewing calls for permanent protection of sensitive caribou calving grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. [Learn more]
CPAWS Yukon in the news
- U.S. gov’t one step closer to expanding oil and gas leases in ANWR - CBC
- Two in three Yukon residents outright support the territorial government’s commitment to advance conservation initiatives contributing to Canada’s goal of protecting 30% of land in the country by 2030 (CPAWS Yukon/Nanos) - Nanos Research
- Letter: Opposing Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling - Yukon News
- ‘Protect the Peel’ rallies held in solidarity across the Yukon and Northern NWT - 96.1 The Rush
- Land use planning underway for Yukon's Beaver River watershed - Yahoo News Canada
- Land use planning underway for Yukon's Beaver River watershed - Yahoo News Canada
- CPAWS Yukon hosting second annual art pop-up shop celebrating northern wilderness - Yukon News
- CPAWS Yukon hosting second annual art pop-up shop celebrating northern wilderness - Yukon News
- Stave off creek development, CPAWS urges - Whitehorse Star
- CPAWS, Gwich’in hail cancellation of ANWR leases - Whitehorse Star
- Opinion: Unsteady ownership made Minto a disaster waiting to ... - Yukon News
- Mining in Yukon peatlands could release 'massive' amounts of CO2, thwart gov't climate target: report - CBC
- Adam Kolton, defender of the Arctic refuge, dies - E&E News by POLITICO
- Why we’re taking the U.S. government to court over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - The Narwhal
- Council of Yukon First Nations backs groups applying to Supreme Court over Peel dispute - CBC