Groups Urge Alaska DNR to Reject Flawed Johnson Tract Mine Reclamation Plan

May 4, 2026 William Groom Division of Mining, Land & Water Alaska Department of Natural Resources 3700 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99709 wi***********@****ka.gov dn**********************@****ka.gov RE: Johnson Tract Project Reclamation Plan Approval Amendment #1 (A20243253RPA.01) – Proposed Reclamation for the Portal Closure, Dewatering Pipeline, and Rapid Infiltration Basin (RIB) Synopsis: A coalition of Alaska Native Tribes,

Conservation Groups Urge BLM to Defer Oil and Gas Leasing Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park and Maah Daah Hey Trail

Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks National Parks Conservation Association Badlands Conservation Alliance Dakota Resource Council May 5, 2026 Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas State Office Branch of Fluid Minerals Attention: Hattie Payne 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Subject: Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the BLM Montana-Dakotas