February 2010 Legal Brief
Dear Friend, One of the hallmarks of Trustees for Alaska is our capacity to respond to a wide range of threats from one end of this vast state to the other. We are unique in our ability to provide free … Read More
Discharge Permit for Red Dog Mine Threatens Alaska’s Water, Resources, Jeopardizing Health and Jobs
Native Villages and Conservation Groups File Appeal of State’s Certification Despite legal deficiencies with the State’s certification of a reissued National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the Red Dog Mine, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) gave … Read More
Dirty Coal Dust Continues to be a Problem for Residents of Seward
Groups file Suit Against Railroad and Aurora Energy Services after Concerns go Ignored. Seward, Alaska: After more than 60 days on notice, and years of complaints from local residents, the Alaska Railroad and Aurora Energy Services have failed to take … Read More
Exploration permit for Pebble Mine rejection was appealed
Native spokesman: End the rubber-stamping of permits without public notice or input ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska Native organization and two Bristol Bay residents today appealed in Alaska Superior Court a decision by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ commissioner … Read More
Seward Residents Want to be Free from Dirty Coal Dust
Local conservation groups today put Alaska Railroad Corporation and Aurora Energy Services on notice that the companies need to control the coal at the Seward coal loading facility. A lack of adequate pollution controls at the facility has resulted in … Read More
Scientific Reports Indicate the Proposed Chuitna Coal Mine Would Destroy Cook Inlet Salmon Streams
New scientific reports offer critical information about the damage Chuitna coal strip-mine would cause Scientific Reports Indicate the Proposed Chuitna Coal Mine Would Destroy Cook Inlet Salmon Streams Three new scientific reports, commissioned by Trustees for Alaska and Cook Inletkeeper … Read More
Studies: Coal mine would destroy Cook Inlet salmon streams
Analyses show that damage from PacRim’s proposed Chuitna strip-mining operation would be irreversible ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Three new scientific reports conclude that critical salmon fisheries along the Chuit River will suffer severe long-term damage and never fully recover from the … Read More
Landmark Suit Challenges Exploration Permits for Pebble Mine
Bristol Bay Residents Assert Pebble Exploration Violates State Constitution Exploration permits could be suspended as a result of lawsuit filed today Anchorage, Alaska—A Bristol Bay Alaska Native organization and several individuals, including former Alaska First Lady Bella Hammond and Alaska … Read More