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The question of whether to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has been an ongoing political controversy in the United States since 1977. [1] As of 2017, Republicans have attempted to allow drilling in ANWR almost fifty times, finally being successful with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 .
Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex; Willapa National Wildlife Refuge This page was last edited on 25 May 2022, at 13:00 (UTC). Text is ...
The mission of the refuge system is "To administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of the present and future generations of Americans" (National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997).
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s 1.5-million-acre (600,000-hectare) coastal plain, which lies along the Beaufort Sea on Alaska’s northeastern edge, is seen as sacred by the Indigenous ...
The refuge is named for Julia Butler Hansen, a former member of the United States House of Representatives for Washington state. Originally named the Columbian White-Tailed Deer Refuge, the name was changed in 1990. [1] The refuge was specifically created to provide a protected habitat for endangered Columbian white-tailed deer.
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge: Brazoria County: 1969 44,414 acres (179.74 km 2) [494] Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Randall County: 1958 7,680 acres (31.1 km 2) [495] Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge: Harrison County: 2000 8,493 acres (34.37 km 2) [496] Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: Grayson County: 1946 11,320 acres (45.8 ...
Trump cited national security interests, but for many the territory's vast mineral wealth is the main attraction. ... specifically in the resource rich Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This 19 ...
During her tenure, she oversaw the addition of 15 new wildlife refuges, and established over 100 new habitat conservation plans. Mollie also fought fiercely in Washington D.C. to bring a new "ecosystem approach" to fish and wildlife management, to protect the wildlife refuges, and against efforts to weaken Endangered Species Act of 1973. [8]