The battle to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from Big Oil begins anew.

Click below to read the full story from Defenders Magazine Spring 2017 issue.

https://www.defenders.org/magazine/spring-2017/wildlife-haven-or-oil-field

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wind farm
Washington, D.C

Trump Administration Cancels Critical Offshore Wind Projects and Increases Costs for Taxpayers

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Laura Nunes
Washington, D.C.

Defenders’ Laura Nunes Named to Prestigious ESIIL Working Group

Defenders of Wildlife scientist Laura Nunes has been selected to join the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab’s third cohort of working groups.