Drinks with devo – Tracy makes good choices
By Dawnell Smith Tracy Lohman grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood steeped in...
23 February, 2024
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Trustees’ 50th year series: The first decade
By Dawnell Smith Trustees for Alaska began as an idea and a means...
22 February, 2024
Join us on a Gates of the Arctic tour in June 2024!
It’s our 50th anniversary year, and we want to provide an opportunity...
24 January, 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
50th Anniversary: Founders Peg and Rod talk about the need, the now, the future
By Dawnell Smith We’re in our 50th year of holding polluters accountable and...
19 January, 2024
Drinks with lawyers – Vicki follows the whales
By Dawnell Smith Vicki remembers her fifth grade teacher asking everyone in class...
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
Winter solstice and navigating extremes: Alaska News Brief December 2023
It may be just me, but it seems like folks have been...
20 December, 2023
The twelve days of litigation
By Dawnell Smith No matter how often we write the North Pole with...
20 December, 2023
Drinks with lawyers: Geoff finds work that matters
By Dawnell Smith The summer after third grade, Geoff Toy joined his family...
20 December, 2023
Darkness my old friend
By the staff [caption id="attachment_19796" align="alignright" width="300"] Suzanne seeking light while she can...
20 December, 2023
What would Vic do? Alaska News Brief November 2023
We lost an inspiring human being last month when Vic Fischer died...
08 December, 2023
Taking the Willow project to court. Again.
Five days after a U.S. Federal District Court ruling gave ConocoPhillips the...
14 November, 2023
Meet attorney Siobhan McIntyre
Siobhan joined Trustees in October 2023 after working many years in the...
14 November, 2023
Legal fellows agree that Alaska’s where it’s at for environmental law
Trustees for Alaska’s legal fellowships allow lawyers new to environmental law to...
14 November, 2023
Drilling and mining are economic vampires: Alaska News Brief October 2023
I’ve been thinking about metal and mineral mining a lot these days,...
20 October, 2023
Ambler road threatens dozens of communities. Join the fight to stop it.
The proposed Ambler industrial transportation corridor, commonly called the Ambler road, threatens...
20 October, 2023
Drinks with lawyers—Joanna makes it to the big leagues
In grade school, Joanna Cahoon got a robust “atta girl” after arguing...
20 October, 2023
Meet a few folks who commit to protecting Alaska and supporting Trustees
We want to introduce you to a few Trustees supporters who donate...
20 October, 2023
Quick guide to speaking out for the Arctic Refuge and Reserve
Here's a quick guide to help you speak up for the Arctic...
17 October, 2023
Successes and milestones: It’s time to throw a party! Alaska News Brief September 2023
We’re closing out the 2023 fiscal year with high hopes for continued...
15 September, 2023
Do Interior’s latest actions mean the Arctic is finally protected? Not yet. The devil is in the details.
The Biden administration did several things earlier this month that could lead...
15 September, 2023
Vicki talks about the other world
As a kid growing up in Iowa, there were no oceans. What...
15 September, 2023
Teresa Clemmer talks about the zigzag way
By Teresa Clemmer The trajectory of my life has always been more of...
14 September, 2023
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 month in the life of protecting the Arctic
We won in court and are still in court to protect Alaska's...
18 August, 2023
Drinks with lawyers–Lydia’s quarter-life crisis
Lydia Heye joined Trustees as a legal fellow in September 2022 after...
18 August, 2023
Big win in court for the Arctic Refuge: Court rejects AIDEA’s claims, upholds Interior’s authority to pause flawed leasing program
The U.S. District Court ruling today dismissed all claims made by the...
07 August, 2023
Why I want to swim with whales. Alaska News Brief July
Talking about the weather isn’t chitchat anymore. When wildfires turn the sky apocalyptic...
18 July, 2023