Another mine casts a shadow over Bristol Bay
[caption id="attachment_6017" align="alignright" width="323"] Photo by Luke Strickland.[/caption] Nunamta Aulukestai and United Tribes...
26 July, 2017
Protections for Alaska bears and wolves at risk
[caption id="attachment_5691" align="alignright" width="383"] Brown bear sow and cubs. The Interior wants...
20 July, 2017
Speak out now to protect Bristol Bay from the Pebble mine
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) turned its back on Bristol Bay this...
19 July, 2017
Breaking news: Congress uses budget to drill Arctic Refuge
[caption id="attachment_7014" align="alignright" width="329"] Snow geese on the coastal plain of the...
18 July, 2017
EPA turns back on Bristol Bay
[caption id="attachment_3802" align="alignright" width="323"] Salmon is a critical subsistence food. By scrapping...
11 July, 2017
Pebble mine PR prompts Bristol Bay eye roll
[caption id="attachment_6633" align="alignright" width="447"] Fishing defines Bristol Bay, home to the largest...
17 May, 2017
Pebble, EPA cut backroom deal
[caption id="attachment_6638" align="alignleft" width="316"] Bristol Bay has said no to Pebble mine...
17 May, 2017
New Nunamta leadership fights for Bristol Bay
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday May 4, 2017 Nunamta Aulukestai (Caretakers of Our Land) Announces...
04 May, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter — April 2017
Dear Supporter: We have good reason to celebrate this month. The company that wanted...
18 April, 2017
New Pebble permit requires $2 million bond
Today, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a new permit...
11 April, 2017
Predator control in Alaska
"You can't let nature run wild: predator control in Alaska" by Peter...
28 March, 2017
What did we learn from the Exxon Valdez?
[caption id="attachment_6357" align="alignleft" width="421"] Courtesy the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council[/caption] The...
22 March, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter — March 2017
Scott Pruitt's attack on science is an attack on our communities. When...
17 March, 2017
See polar bears in the wild!
Observing wild polar bears in their natural habitat is truly a remarkable...
16 March, 2017
Good deeds stick
An Alaska campaign to bolster conservation efforts relies on one simple theory:...
14 March, 2017
Give with your PFD
Alaska’s big wild life We measure Alaska with superlatives—the tallest mountains, the wildest...
21 February, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter — February 2017
Dear Supporter: Maybe you heard the story of the senator who persisted when...
20 February, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter — January 2017
Dear Supporter: First, let me say thank you for your tremendous generosity to...
20 February, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter — December 2016
Dear Supporter: On November 9th, we woke up to a stark new reality...
20 February, 2017
Conservation groups join lawsuits on predator control
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 8, 2017 Contacts: Pat Lavin, Alaska Representative, Defenders...
07 February, 2017
What’s at stake in new political climate
A political tsunami will wash over the country on inauguration day. We...
16 January, 2017
The Pebble Mine is not dead
Pebble is not dead. The Canadian conglomerate that wants to mine in Bristol...
13 January, 2017
2016 Triumphs, Challenges: The Year in Review
Celebrating the successes of 2016: Pebble subpoenas tossed out; Trustees argue for...
16 December, 2016
Court Rejects Pebble’s Second Attempt to Subpoena Mine Opponents
[caption id="attachment_5620" align="alignright" width="300"] Subpoena issued to Dr. Carol Ann Woody is...
30 November, 2016
Pebble is Leaving a Mess for Alaskans to Cleanup
Earlier this month, Pebble Limited Partnership (Pebble) asked the Department of Natural...
10 November, 2016
Ninth Circuit Hears Sturgeon v. Frost Hovercraft Case Again
In October 2016, the Ninth Circuit heard argument in a case challenging...
28 October, 2016
Court Reaffirms Coal Mining Win for Matanuska Valley Residents
The court reaffirmed its earlier decision that stale, decades-old coal mining permits...
27 October, 2016
Eastern Interior Plan Protects Important Areas
In July 2016, BLM released its Eastern Interior plan, which includes protections...
09 September, 2016
America’s Best Idea, the National Parks, Turns 100
Trustees for Alaska's Staff Attorney Katie Strong shares why national parks are...
24 August, 2016