How a week of news tastes like a soggy cabbage sandwich: Alaska News Brief March 2023
I took some time off to see my family in early March....
17 March, 2023
Willow project poses immediate threat
We went to court in December to stop ConocoPhillips from doing road...
27 January, 2021
Ninth Circuit upholds NPS authority over waterways
The Ninth Circuit Court ruled today to uphold the National Park Service’s...
02 October, 2017
EPA turns back on Bristol Bay
[caption id="attachment_3802" align="alignright" width="323"] Salmon is a critical subsistence food. By scrapping...
11 July, 2017
Press Release: Wishbone Hill Permit Invalid
The US District Court ruled that the Wishbone Hill 25-year permit for...
07 July, 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
Press Release: Seward Coal Case Settled
After six years of litigation, the Seward Coal Loading Facility case has...
07 December, 2015
Izembek Wilderness Protected!
A Federal judge rules to protect Izembek Wilderness from a proposed road...
08 September, 2015
Press Release: Court Victory for Wilderness in the Arctic Refuge
Press Release: Court victory for wilderness in the Arctic Refuge...
21 July, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court Decision a Victory for Seward’s Resurrection Bay
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2015 Contacts: Pamela Miller, (907) 222-7714 (o); (907) 242-9991 (cell) Meg...
08 June, 2015
Supreme Court Rules that Pebble Mine Exploration Requires Public Notice and Analysis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2015 Contacts: Kim Williams, Executive Director, Nunamta Aulukestai: 907.842.4404 Bella...
29 May, 2015
Nuiqsuit Subsistence Users Speak Out against Court Decision
REVISED from 5/26 For Immediate Release: May 27, 2015 Contact: Brian Litmans, Senior Staff Attorney, Trustees...
26 May, 2015
Wishbone Hill Coal Mine Permit Challenged
[caption id="attachment_3937" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Wishbone Hill is at risk of becoming a...
19 March, 2015
Seward Coal Loading Facility Violates Clean Water Act
[caption id="attachment_3274" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Seward Coal Loading Facility violates Clean Water Act...
04 September, 2014
Court Requires the Corps to Revisit Its Analysis of CD-5
Press Release: A Federal judge ruled in favor Alaska Natives from Nuiqsut,...
28 May, 2014
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
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
March 13, 2013 Press Release
Alaskans Seek Common Sense Rules to Protect Salmon Habitat Petition also requests public...
13 March, 2013
February 27, 2013
The United State District Court for the District of Alaska Jonah Nukapigak, Sam...
27 February, 2013
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
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
Beaufort Sea Leases Unconstitutional
Judge Rules Best Interest Finding for Beaufort Sea Leases Unconstitutional Best Interest Finding...
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