Cases

Western Arctic Oil & Gas Drilling -- Teshekpuk Lake

In Brief:

This case challenges the BLM's decision to open previously-protected areas around Teshekpuk Lake in the Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska for oil and gas development and to scale back protective measures throughout this portion of the Reserve. The Teshekpuk Lake region contains the most productive and diverse ecosystem in the American Arctic, supporting important subsistence and other resources, including caribou and millions of migratory species.

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Geese on tundra on the northeast side of Teshekpuk Lake - click photo for larger image

Photo: Subhankar Banerjee

 

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Staff: Eric Jorgensen Deirdre McDonnell

Clients: Alaska Wilderness League Center for Biological Diversity National Audubon Society Natural Resources Defense Council Northern Alaska Environmental Center Sierra Club The Wilderness Society

Updated: June 30, 2005

Case #04620