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Grandmothers Growing Goodness lives and works in the Western Arctic, advocating for clean air, clean water and healthy livelihoods. Here are some main issues we are following right now.
NEW: The Biden Administration’s New Western Arctic Rules Will Help Protect Indigenous Communities and Cultures
NEW: Grandmothers Growing Goodness Launches New TV, Digital Ad Campaign Thanking Biden For Strengthening Protections for America’s Arctic. Read press release. Public Comments on Arctic Issues
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Update for the NSB Assembly—April 2024
In April 2024, Grandmothers Growing Goodness submitted comments to the NSB Assembly
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Rule Management Input to BLM—December 2023
In December 2023, Grandmothers Growing Goodness offered comments on the proposed rule on the management and protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (Reserve)
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Comments on 2023 Draft NSB Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP)
In November 2023 Grandmothers Growing Goodness submitted comments to the North Slop Borough’s Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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Testimony from Dr. Rosemary Ahtuangaruak submitted to the HNRC Energy and Minerals Resources Subcommittee
In November 2023, Dr. Rosemary Ahtuangaruak submitted comments to the HNRC Energy and Minerals Resources Subcommittee on the importance of subsistence hunting and fishing to Nuiqsut.
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Letter to Secretary Haaland on the Willow Master Development Plan
Dr. Rosemary Ahtuanguruak, Eunice Brower and Carl Brower’s March 2023 letter to Secretary Deb Haaland on the impacts the Willow Master Development Plan would have on the community of Nuiqsut.
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Comments on ConocoPhillips Seismic Survey to DOI/BLM
In December 2023 Grandmothers Growing Goodness provided suggestions for mitigation to protect the caribou, subsistence hunting, and the tundra.