PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • June 9, 2021
There are places on Earth we know are special without ever even visiting. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska is one of them. Stories from the Gwich’in First Nation people and the latest climate science are clear: We need to protect the pristine Arctic Refuge from oil and gas drilling. Fossil fuel extraction is a risky, intense and disruptive activity that threatens our public lands and parks, including the Arctic Refuge. I urge Maine’s congressional members to stop forced lease sales in the Arctic and support a permanent withdrawal of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. ~ Chloe Rowse, Falmouth