New Regulations Protect Predators on Wildlife Refuges
The Fish and Wildlife Service adopted new sport hunting regulations for National...
12 August, 2016
Recreational Snow Machining in our National Parks
Wrangell-St. Elias, is considering allowing recreational snow machining in the park, including...
12 August, 2016
Kim Williams Guest Blog: Pebble Is Not a Victim
[caption id="attachment_5658" align="alignright" width="233"] Kim Williams testified before Congress in June. She...
12 July, 2016
Court Rules that Coal Mine Permits Expire Automatically
In a decision that protects the Matanuska Valley and its residents, the...
08 July, 2016
Governor Says No to Knik Arm Bridge
A decade of working to stop the proposed Knik Arm Bridge came...
07 July, 2016
Alaska Brief Newsletter – June 2016
The June 2016 issue of the Alaska Brief introduces our 2016 summer...
09 June, 2016
Pebble Attacks Continue on Those Opposed to The Mine
Pebble continues its desperate attempts to intimidate its opposition by issuing more...
09 June, 2016
National Parks Are Important to Alaska
CLIENT PERSPECTIVE: Jim Adams, the Alaska Region Director of the National Parks...
16 May, 2016
Response Brief Filed in the Izembek Appeal
Brief filed in the legal battle to keep Izembek Refuge protected from...
16 May, 2016
Chuitna EIS Delayed
The Army Corps delays the Chuitna EIS due to the incomplete application...
11 May, 2016
Chuitna Water Reservation Challenged
Chuitna Citizens Coalition’s water reservation is being challenged. PacRim continues its permit...
11 April, 2016
Mitigation on the Frontier
Alaska is on the forefront of mitigation changes that look at all...
31 March, 2016
US Supreme Court Decides Not to Decide in Sturgeon Hovercraft Case
The Supreme Court vacated the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Sturgeon v. Frost...
23 March, 2016
Press Release: US Supreme Court Remands Yukon-Charley Case
Press Release: US Supreme Court remands question of the National Park Service's...
22 March, 2016
State Fails to Get Oil and Gas Leasing Right
Oil and gas projects permitted by the State must comply with the...
15 March, 2016
Healy “Clean Coal” Plant, Not Clean and Not Safe
The Healy Coal Plant catches fire once again and again is shutdown....
14 March, 2016
DEC Issues Permit to Seward Coal Export Facility
The Seward Coal Loading Facility finally has a Clean Water Act permit...
14 March, 2016
A Major Road Block for the Ill-Conceived Road to Ambler
Federal agencies reject AIDEA's application to build a 220-mile road to Ambler...
11 February, 2016
EPA Cleared of any Wrongdoing for Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment
The Office of Inspector General Report clears EPA of any wrongdoing in...
09 February, 2016
Wishbone Hill Expired Mining Permit Challenged
Trustees for Alaska gave oral argument in a case challenging Usibelli Coal...
09 February, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court Hears National Parks Case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Sturgeon v. Frost, a case...
09 February, 2016
IMPORTANT CASES IN 2016
Trustees for Alaska's important cases for 2016 in five programmatic areas of...
12 January, 2016
2015 Conservation Victories: The Year in Review
Trustees for Alaska achieved many victories for conservation during 2015 including protection...
23 December, 2015
Mining News Update
Alaska Miners Association’s Bridge to Fishermen Falls Flat Early in November, the Alaska...
11 December, 2015
Seward Coal Case Reaches Settlement
Settlement was reached in the Seward Coal Loading Facility's violation of the...
10 December, 2015
Bella Hammond Continues to Fight Pebble
Client Perspective: Bella Hammond took on the Pebble Mine as one of...
09 December, 2015
Celebrating 35 Years of ANILCA
The Alaska National Interest Lands Claims Act, signed into law December 2,...
02 December, 2015
Pebble’s Subpoenas To Mine Opponents Get Tossed Out
A Federal judge quashed several subpoenas issued by Pebble Limited Partnership in...
18 November, 2015
The Ambler Road to Ruin Grinds On
The Road to Ambler is a remnant from Governor Sean Parnell’s ill-conceived...
12 November, 2015
Decision to Protect Izembek Wilderness Appealed
The Alaska District Court upheld the Secretary of the Interior’s decision to...
12 November, 2015