Special Areas Process Expansion Opportunity

Picture of NPR-A Oil and Gas Infrastructure from Nuiqsut

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has opened an opportunity to develop a more inclusive process for “Special Areas” within the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska (NPR-A). This includes creation of additional Special Areas along with defined protections of these areas, as of now the verbiage is up for interpretation. This opens the door for more meaningful input from the public, most notably the village of Nuiqsut, the most impacted community in the area.

Additionally, communities directly impacted by these decisions (those that rely on the impacted caribou population, etc.) will have an opportunity to have more meaningful engagement. Read the comment letter submitted by Grandmothers Growing Goodness, Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic (SILA) and Native Movement to learn more.

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Final Comments to BLM
Appendix A
Appendix B