Alaska Brief Newsletter–June 2017
Dear Supporter: Do you remember that movie "Independence Day"? It told the story...
28 July, 2017
Climate change puts Arctic communities in peril
Whether living in the Arctic or an urban center in the Lower...
21 June, 2017
Self-taught artist paints rural Alaska life
[caption id="attachment_6813" align="alignright" width="307"] Courtesy Ryder Erickson.[/caption] Ryder Erickson makes paintings from his...
21 June, 2017
Art that reflects the land
[caption id="attachment_6813" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ryder with one of his paintings. Courtesy Ryder...
21 June, 2017
How do you make a clean city?
[caption id="attachment_6801" align="alignright" width="300"] Tracy on the Coastal Trail. Anchorage. Photo by...
15 June, 2017
The Western Arctic needs protection
The name makes it sound like a giant oil field—the National Petroleum...
01 May, 2017
Chuitna salmon saved!
In our line of work, good news often comes in small packages. This time it...
12 April, 2017
New Pebble permit requires $2 million bond
Today, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a new permit...
11 April, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter — March 2017
Scott Pruitt's attack on science is an attack on our communities. When...
17 March, 2017
Pebble called “worthless”
A New York based investment firm gave Bristol Bay a Valentine this...
14 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
2016 Triumphs, Challenges: The Year in Review
Celebrating the successes of 2016: Pebble subpoenas tossed out; Trustees argue for...
16 December, 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
Castle Mountain Coalition Celebrates Wishbone Hill Invalid Permit Ruling
Client Perspective: Judy Donegan is a resident of the Buffalo Mine Neighborhood...
04 August, 2016
Court Rules that Coal Mine Permits Expire Automatically
In a decision that protects the Matanuska Valley and its residents, the...
08 July, 2016
Press Release: Wishbone Hill Permit Invalid
The US District Court ruled that the Wishbone Hill 25-year permit for...
07 July, 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
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
Wishbone Hill Expired Mining Permit Challenged
Trustees for Alaska gave oral argument in a case challenging Usibelli Coal...
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
Press Release: Seward Coal Case Settled
After six years of litigation, the Seward Coal Loading Facility case has...
07 December, 2015
Mixed Victory for Salmon on the Chuitna River
Chuitna Citizens Coalition was granted one of its three requested water rights...
07 October, 2015
Arctic Shipping Issues Heating Up
Climate change is the biggest environmental issue of our time. A recent...
08 September, 2015
Seward Coal Facility Seeks Permit
Seward residents knew for years that coal was dropping into Resurrection Bay...
10 August, 2015
Final Hearing on Water for Salmon
Final hearing set for precedent setting water reservation applications to preserve water...
04 August, 2015