In May, our summer interns, Maggie and Jenna, jumped into legal research and writing. Summers do fly. Next week Maggie Massey will finish her time with us and do a road trip back to Oregon where she will finish her last … Read More

Last month, Trustees submitted comments on the proposed Pebble mine on behalf of our client Nunamta Aulukestai. We pointed out to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the proposed mine would destroy salmon habitat at the headwaters of Bristol … Read More

Our legal director Valerie Brown just spent some time sharing the wild with bears. Here she talks about how the proposed Pebble mine could destroy one of her favorite places in Alaska.  I just returned from my fifth trip to … Read More

Another company backs out of the Pebble mine Yet another company backed out of the proposed Pebble mine project on May 25. First Quantum Minerals and Northern Dynasty Minerals, the Canadian company behind Pebble, could not agree on a proposed … Read More

Here in Alaska, the month of May often lingers longer than our patience. With winter and taxes behind us, and hiking, biking and fishing ahead, we often get antsy and greedy for the Midnight Sun and all that the sunshine … Read More

An Alaska Superior Court Judge ruled last week that the State of Alaska’s delay in making decisions on water use applications that support protecting fish habitat is unreasonable. A court order gives DNR until June 30 to adjudicate the applications. … Read More

Trustees for Alaska went to the Alaska Supreme Court today to argue that the Alaska Constitution guarantees Alaskans the right to use the initiative process to have a say in how the state manages and protects salmon habitat. “Alaskans have … Read More

Why hurry through a public comment period for a controversial mega-mining proposal that could destroy Bristol Bay salmon runs and communities? There’s no good reason, but the rush is on–and Alaskans have rallied to show up and speak out against … Read More

Why did Nunamta Aulukestai, a coalition of Alaska Native Village Corporations and tribes, condemn the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its review process for the proposed Pebble mine permit? Because the Army Corps has failed to provide enough time … Read More

Last month, scientists and Bristol Bay residents testified before the Alaska House Resources Committee. The group of fishermen and women, experts, and community leaders spoke about the importance of clean water, healthy salmon and abundant wildlife to the cultures and … Read More