Wishbone Hill Lawsuit: Alaska Brief Newsletter – April 2015
Dear Supporter: Spring is here a little early this year, which is a...
03 April, 2015
News Blog
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
Bob Armstrong: Bigger than Life
Everyone at Trustees for Alaska was saddened to learn about the passing...
16 March, 2015
Beluga Resident Fights Dirty Coal
CLIENT PERSPECTIVE: Judy Heilman, member of the Chuitna Citizens Coalition, shares her...
13 March, 2015
Water for Salmon, Not Coal: Alaska Brief Newsletter – March 2015
Dear Supporter: Let's Not Trade Salmon for Coal Across Cook Inlet from Anchorage lies a...
02 March, 2015
Water for Salmon, Not Coal
Middle Creek, an important salmon spawning tributary of the Chuitna River in...
23 February, 2015
Just Say No to Coal: Alaska Brief Newsletter – February 2015
Dear Supporter, In last month's edition of the Alaska Brief I shared with you...
10 February, 2015
President Obama Recommends Wilderness for the Arctic Refuge
President Obama announced in late January his plans to recommend Wilderness for...
09 February, 2015
Coal Mining and Homes; Not a Good Idea
Wishbone Hill rises above the small communities of Sutton and Buffalo-Soapstone in...
09 February, 2015
Protecting Salmon Streams from Chuitna Coal Mine
At the headwaters of a tributary to the Chuitna River, called Middle...
09 February, 2015
Spend a Semester Protecting Alaska’s Environment as a Legal Extern!
[caption id="attachment_3565" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Lewis and Clark Extern Brandon Cobb 2014[/caption] Spend a...
05 February, 2015
Important Cases for 2015: Alaska Brief Newsletter – January 2015
Dear Supporter, As we begin 2015 and look ahead, I am also reflecting...
24 January, 2015
Chuitna: More Than Salmon on the Line
The Alaskans First Campaign, in partnership with Patagonia and Balance Media, very...
23 January, 2015
Important Cases in 2015
Trustees for Alaska is working on important conservation issues and legal cases...
23 January, 2015
Brian Litmans’ Story: Pittsburgh to Pristine Alaska
[caption id="attachment_3647" align="alignright" width="300"] Brian Litmans. Photo by Kevin Turinsky.[/caption] Brian Litmans, Trustees...
23 January, 2015
2014: The Year in Review
Looking back over the last twelve months, Trustees for Alaska and everyone...
22 December, 2014
Court Dismisses Majority of Lawsuit Threatening Wilderness
[caption id="attachment_3596" align="alignright" width="300"] Western sandpipers feed in Kinzarof Lagoon. USFWS photo...
22 December, 2014
40 Years of Defending Alaska: Alaska Brief Newsletter – December 2014
Dear Supporter: [caption id="attachment_3846" align="alignright" width="300"] Founders Peg Tileston and Rod Cameron were...
18 December, 2014
Bristol Bay Permanently Protected from Offshore Oil and Gas
President Obama gave Bristol Bay and the Southeast Bering Sea permanent protection...
17 December, 2014
Michelle Sinnott: Former Intern Joins Trustees as Staff Attorney
[caption id="attachment_3530" align="alignright" width="300"] Michelle and her dog Lilly on a hike...
15 December, 2014
Pebble Partnership Delayed Public Process on Bristol Bay
Over the last year, Pebble Limited Partnership (Pebble), the corporation behind the...
15 December, 2014
40 Years of Defending Alaska – 1974-2014
1974-1984: The First Decade Beirne Homestead Initiative Trustees for Alaska challenged the constitutionality of...
15 December, 2014
Of Predators and Prey: Alaska Brief Newsletter – November 2014
Dear Supporter: For years the State of Alaska has had a thing about...
11 November, 2014
State Predator Controls Go Too Far for National Preserves
UPDATE: We have submitted comments on behalf of our clients to the National...
11 November, 2014
The Road to Ambler: An Endangered Wild
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, the United States’ premier...
11 November, 2014
Valerie Brown Named Legal Director for Trustees
Trustees for Alaska has a new Legal Director, but she’s not new...
10 November, 2014
Spend Summer 2015 Protecting Alaska’s Environment as a Legal Intern!
Trustees for Alaska is seeking legal interns with a demonstrated commitment to...
20 October, 2014
Wilde & Sturgeon Cases Denied: Alaska Brief Newsletter – October 2014
Dear Supporter: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals announced decisions in two cases...
10 October, 2014
Wilde and Sturgeon: Appeals Court Decides in Favor of the National Park Service
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the authority of the National...
08 October, 2014
Compliance Order Allows Business-As-Usual at the Seward Coal Loading Facility
[caption id="attachment_3406" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Mtn Boy Media[/caption] In response to the...
08 October, 2014