Gwich’in Nation Urges Congress to Repeal 2017 Tax Act’s Arctic Refuge Leasing...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gwich’in leaders responded to a budget reconciliation agreement brokered by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin...
View ArticleGwich’in Leaders Denounce Senate Leadership for Slamming the Door on Sacred...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gwich’in leaders were deeply disappointed today by the decision by the Senate to slam the door on protecting sacred lands in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as part of budget...
View ArticleThe Gwich’in Steering Committee Celebrates Another Oil Driller Exit from...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fairbanks, AK – The Gwich’in Steering Committee applauds yet another company for exiting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Knik Arm Services is the latest to cancel their oil...
View ArticleGSC and 240 Allied Organizations Urge U.S. Insurance Companies to Meet the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hartford, CT – Once again calling upon U.S. insurance companies to commit to protection of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge from oil and gas development, the Gwich’in...
View ArticleThree New Insurers Confirm Policy to Not Underwrite Oil & Gas Development in...
Total Climbs to 17 International Companies that Protect the Sacred Coastal Plain, though Still No Clear Commitments from U.S. Insurers For Immediate Release Fairbanks, AK – Two Bermuda-based insurance...
View ArticleChubb Becomes the first American Insurance Company with Explicit Policy to...
For Immediate Release Fairbanks, AK – The Gwich’in Steering Committee applauds Chubb’s policy announcement that helps protect Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit (The Sacred Place where Life Begins). With...
View ArticleGwich’in Steering Committee Speaks at Travelers Annual Meeting, Requests U.S....
For Immediate Release Hartford, CT – Traveling over 4,300 miles from Alaska to Connecticut, the Gwich’in Steering Committee delivered a statement today at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Travelers,...
View ArticleGwich’in Steering Committee wins in court in ruling that rejects AIDEA’s...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2023 Gwich’in Steering Committee wins in court in ruling that rejects AIDEA’s attempt to force an illegal Arctic Refuge drilling program to continue The...
View ArticleInsurance Industry Scorecard Update Reports 20 Global Insurers now Protect...
For Immediate Release FAIRBANKS, AK – An update to the Gwich’in Steering Committee (GSC) insurance industry scorecard released today reports 20 insurers now have a policy that protects Iizhik Gwats’an...
View ArticleGwich’in Steering Committee Statement on AIDEA Lease Cancellation
The Gwich’in Steering Committee welcomes the cancellation of AIDEA’s leases to develop oil and gas on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – land sacred to the Gwich’in and the...
View ArticleGwich’in Steering Committee and Gwich’in Youth Council Respond to Bank of...
The Gwich’in Steering Committee voices deep concern over Bank of America’s recent policy shift, as reported by The New York Times. This change could undermine Bank of America’s public commitment to...
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