Geologist Ruth A.M. Schmidt Leaves Bequests to Conservation
She lived a remarkable life. A woman geologist at a time when...
12 June, 2014
Welcome 2014 Summer Interns!
Each year interns arrive to spend their summer with Trustees for Alaska....
12 June, 2014
Loser Pays Rule Violates Rights of Citizens
Without going to court, Trustees for Alaska won a major victory last...
09 May, 2014
Alaska Constitution Article VIII Discussion
Vic & Shannyn talk Article VIII May 29th, Thursday @ 7:30 PM Alaska’s statehood...
01 May, 2014
Rio Tinto Abandons Pebble Project
The last remaining major shareholder in the Pebble Project divested itself of...
07 April, 2014
Proposed Bills Bad For Alaskans Wanting A Say In Natural Resources Decisions
Two bills before the Alaska Legislature would have devastating consequences for conservation...
07 April, 2014
Shop For Conservation
Give to Trustees for Alaska when you shop at Fred Meyer. Learn...
07 April, 2014
EPA Moves to Protect Bristol Bay from the Proposed Pebble Mine, Initiates Section 404(c)
The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that they are initiating Section 404(c)...
28 February, 2014
Silencing Alaskans Act (HB 77)
The wild areas of Alaska support large and diverse ecosystems. They are...
31 January, 2014
EPA Science: Mining may destroy Waters and Subsistence Areas in Bristol Bay Watershed
Today, the EPA Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment was released, after one of...
15 January, 2014
Pebble Mine: Protecting the Public’s Right to Notice
Trustees for Alaska attorneys appeared before the Alaska Supreme Court on December...
15 January, 2014
Protecting the People and Places in the Colville River Delta
Nuiqsut is located on the Colville River Delta, the largest delta on...
20 December, 2013
Share Your 2014 PFD
Calling All Alaskans! It’s that time again when we file for our...
20 December, 2013
National Parks Group Applauds Federal District Court Ruling for Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
A victory for ANILCA and Alaska. Just one day after ANILCA's anniversary,...
04 December, 2013
Alaska Supreme Court Reaffirms Constitutional Duty to Consider All Impacts of Oil Development on State Lands
The Alaska Supreme Court stood by its decision that the Alaska Constitution...
05 November, 2013
Instream Flow Reservations for Chuitna River Watershed
[caption id="attachment_3832" align="alignright" width="300"] The Chuitna River, threatened by proposed coal strip...
15 October, 2013
Alaska Supreme Court Says Constitution Requires Consideration of All Impacts of Oil and Gas Projects
Today, in a case brought by Trustees for Alaska, the Alaska Supreme...
29 March, 2013
Trustees petitions Alaska Department of Fish and Game to protect salmon streams
Today, Trustees for Alaska submitted a petition to the Alaska Department of...
13 March, 2013
Court Agrees State of Alaska Not Protecting Chuitna Salmon
[caption id="attachment_3837" align="alignright" width="290"] Chuitna River photo courtesy of Danion Brook Kintz.[/caption] In...
28 February, 2013
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Remains Listed
With the New Year approaching, we (and the Cook Inlet beluga whales)...
01 December, 2011
Plaintiffs Disappointed in Pebble Mine Trial Decision
[caption id="attachment_4980" align="alignright" width="300"] Site of the proposed Pebble Mine. Photo by...
07 October, 2011
Groups Concerned about Alaska’s Clean Water Challenge State Policies
In a effort to protect clean water, eight conservation and tribal organizations...
28 April, 2011
Landmark Constitutional Lawsuit Challenging Exploration and Water Use Permits for the Proposed Pebble Mine Ends
After two years of investigating and litigating the exploration and temporary water...
02 April, 2011
Judge Rules Best Interest Finding for Beaufort Sea Leases Unconstitutional
A superior court judge ruled that the public will have the opportunity...
25 February, 2011
The Native Village of Eklutna, Conservation and Health Organizations Seek to Halt Railroad Herbicide Spraying
An emergency petition for review was filled with the Alaska Supreme Court...
13 July, 2010
Judge Orders Trial in Lawsuit Challenging the Proposed Pebble Mine’s Exploration Permits
State, Pebble Developer Lose Bid to End Suit Without a Trial On Monday,...
13 July, 2010
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...
14 January, 2010
Dirty Coal Dust Continues to be a Problem for Residents of Seward
Groups file Suit Against Railroad and Aurora Energy Services after Concerns go...
06 January, 2010