The fifth decade—goodbye coal, hello chaos
By Dawnell Smith The last decade feels like a dust storm—like a blur...
22 November, 2024
D1 stands for doggone good news for Alaska!
By Madison Grosvenor In a decision that echoes across the mountains, rivers, and...
17 September, 2024
The fourth decade—the fight for salmon and wildlife
By Madison Grosvenor Trustees for Alaska started its fourth decade in the new...
16 August, 2024
Sunshine Mania: Alaska News Brief June 2024
By Vicki Clark As I get older, summer mania hits me more intensely....
18 June, 2024
Pulling the Pebble mine out of Alaska’s XTRATUFs
By Dawnell Smith A pebble underfoot can make walking unpleasant and irritating, and...
18 June, 2024
The third decade—clean water, mud-slinging, and nature running wild
By Madison Grosvenor Trustees for Alaska’s third decade focused heavily on the oil...
18 June, 2024
Music to our ears: Alaska News Brief May 2024
We got snow this month, but no matter, because the birds keep...
17 May, 2024
The second decade—dialed up to 11
By Dawnell Smith If you sum up the 1980s in a few words,...
17 May, 2024
What’s new with Arctic Refuge litigation, plus the return of the Pebble monstrosity
By Dawnell Smith We are involved in three lawsuits concerning the Arctic National...
25 March, 2024
It’s our 50th year! Let’s blow out the candles together. Alaska News Brief January 2024
Nothing calls for a party like the big 5-0, so celebrate we...
19 January, 2024
Short but sweet relief on Pebble as Arctic appeals heat up
By Dawnell Smith Significant court rulings can come in small but potent packages,...
18 January, 2024
Good change comes around. Alaska News Brief August 2023
It’s always good to have something to celebrate when new folks come...
18 August, 2023
Litigation 101: Can the state leapfrog lower courts to get straight to the Supreme Court? (Yes, the Pebble train wreck is back.)
Alaska's governor wants to leapfrog established legal processes to push forward the...
18 August, 2023
A Pebble mine update: Can we just let the salmon run?
The Pebble mine proposal has upturned lives and posed a constant threat...
20 September, 2022
What will it take to permanently protect Bristol Bay? First, speak out.
The EPA is listening, so speak up to protect Bristol Bay salmon,...
16 June, 2022
EPA proposes protecting Bristol Bay from the Pebble mine
The EPA just took an important step toward protecting Bristol Bay salmon,...
26 May, 2022
Stories can teach, stories can lie: Alaska News Brief April 2022
It doesn’t take long spending time with dogs, bears, birds and bees...
15 April, 2022
What’s going on in Juneau?
The Alaska legislature finishes its first session of the year in mid-May,...
15 April, 2022
Ungrateful // grateful: Alaska News Brief November 2022
Okay, it’s true. Sometimes I want to stay in bed. It’s cold and...
22 November, 2021
The Bristol Bay way = no Pebble mine
This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its next steps and...
19 November, 2021
Salmon ahead, salmon behind: Alaska News Brief September 2021
The salmon season is behind us, and ahead of us, too. That’s...
16 September, 2021
Alaska News Brief August 2021: When the raspberries pop
The raspberries in my yard started to pop this week,...
18 August, 2021
EPA must protect Bristol Bay once and for all
For years, Alaskans have made it clear that trading salmon for copper...
29 July, 2021
Alaska New Brief March 2021: A year can change everything… and nothing
It’s hard to believe it has been a year since we first...
16 March, 2021
Our 2021 view of the lawsuits and issues
Things look far rosier now than a year ago when it comes...
16 March, 2021
Pebble update 2021: State of Alaska vs. Alaskans
On Friday Jan. 6, during the siege on the Capitol, Gov. Dunleavy...
27 January, 2021
December 2020 News Brief–A winter reverie with Loki
Sharing the same space really matters. It helps us understand each other...
23 December, 2020
What will it take to protect Bristol Bay forever?
The U.S. Army Corps denied a permit for the proposed Pebble mine...
03 December, 2020
Key Pebble permit denied!
Good news! Today the Army Corps denied a Clean Water Act permit...
25 November, 2020
In memory and celebration of Todd Radenbaugh
Our friend and longtime Trustees board member Dr. Todd Radenbaugh died at...
29 October, 2020