"Nonprofits exist to serve the public good - not partisan politics. Charitable nonprofits are one of the few places left in American society where political party labels and ideology are left at the door – places where people come together across differences to address community needs.”

Citing "seasonal, logistical, and capital considerations," Panther Minerals Inc. (PM) recently announced that it is abandoning an exploration program at Boulder Creek located at the headwaters of the Tubutulik River Watershed (Watershed) about 160 km east of Nome, a critical subsistence area for the Native Village of Elim and other local communities.

The Trump administration's proposal for the 2026 Reconciliation Bill currently on the House Floor would slash the Department of Interior’s budget by $5 billion, a 30 percent cut from current spending levels.

If passed, this bill would be the most significant successful attack by Congress on U.S. lands and waters in modern American history. It would give the oil industry free rein over more than 293 million acres of public lands and waters—an area larger than Texas and California combined—for drilling through its first rounds of mandated lease sales alone.*