The road to a budget black hole
What does Alaska’s budget chaos have to do with a proposed private...
22 August, 2019
Lawsuits call out Trump agencies
We filed two lawsuits charging Trump agencies with violating FOIA and environmental...
21 August, 2019
Trump targets wolves
Using planes or helicopters to locate wolves and then land nearby to shoot...
21 August, 2019
Alaska Brief–July
Complicity takes many shapes. It can show up as apathy, distraction, and...
26 July, 2019
Failure is the new complicity
We submitted over 400 pages in comments on the Army Corps’ draft...
19 July, 2019
The NPRA leasing process is broken
The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska —also known as the Western Arctic—provides rich wildlife...
19 July, 2019
A melting, eroding Alaska needs climate action
Tracy Lohman came to Alaska 29 years ago. She celebrates June 21,...
25 June, 2019
Alaska Brief–May 2019
The Arctic got hot early this year. Klawock hit 70 degrees Fahrenheit...
27 May, 2019
Alaska Brief–April 2019
Happily, the sun has returned, with wild flowers, devil's club, mosquitoes,...
26 April, 2019
Last chance to say No Pebble mine!
The last public hearing on the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed...
15 April, 2019
Spring onto our team
You may have spoken out against the proposed Pebble mine before, and we...
15 April, 2019
Why thank the mundane for democracy?
Most administrative documents don’t make it into the limelight, but Freedom of...
15 April, 2019
Alaska Brief–March 2019
Cook Inlet stretches 180 miles from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage,...
25 March, 2019
Protect what you love about Alaska: Pick.Click.Give
Support the future you want As an Alaskan, you get to decide what...
27 February, 2019
Alaska Brief–January 2019
Federal employees got zero dollars on their paychecks. Air and water quality...
30 January, 2019
Alaska Brief–December 2018
Happy holidays! I hope you are gathering in this celebratory season with friends...
24 December, 2018
Difficult climbs take teamwork
Tom Meacham joined the board of Trustees for Alaska in 2015. Here,...
20 December, 2018
Alaska Brief–November 2018
Fighting to protect wilderness, wildlife, and clean air and water can feel...
20 November, 2018
“Frontier” land grab continues
Peggy Tileston is a board member and one of the founders of...
19 November, 2018
Alaska Brief–October 2018
Civility feels like a distant memory, consensus a foggy dream. What happened to...
29 October, 2018
Voting is on!
[caption id="attachment_8798" align="alignright" width="335"] Voting is on in Alaska! The Ballot Bot...
24 October, 2018
The legal waiting game
Trustees and its clients will play the legal waiting game this fall...
24 October, 2018
Alaska Brief Newsletter–September 2018
We don't need Twitter to tell us that the Trump administration couldn't...
18 September, 2018
Peril in the Western Arctic
[caption id="attachment_6554" align="alignright" width="273"] Courtesy Audubon Alaska[/caption] Industry spin causes peril in the...
14 September, 2018
Vote for salmon Nov. 6
[caption id="attachment_8699" align="alignright" width="338"] Alaskans can vote on salmon habitat protection this...
14 September, 2018
Advocating for the planet
[caption id="attachment_8655" align="alignright" width="244"] Jenna plans to keep advocating for wilderness. Photo...
13 September, 2018
Alaska Brief Newsletter–August 2018
Salmon got a big lift this month. The Alaska Supreme Court put an...
15 August, 2018