Wilderness Society: Big Win for Alaska Conservation and Indigenous Rights
August 28, 2024
August 28, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Wilderness Society issued the following statement on Aug. 27, 2024:
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BLM Restores Protections on 28 million acres of "D-1" lands
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The federal Bureau of Land Management took a historic step for conservation today when Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a final decision to restore protections for 28 million acres of land as established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
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BLM Restores Protections on 28 million acres of "D-1" lands
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The federal Bureau of Land Management took a historic step for conservation today when Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a final decision to restore protections for 28 million acres of land as established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
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