The good news, and the bad, for Alaska’s Arctic
While the Biden administration promises climate action and clean energy, and Alaska’s...
15 June, 2021
Alaska News Brief May 2021: Shining light on what the world could be
In our work, we sometimes talk about going on the defensive. For...
19 May, 2021
Join day of action to demand forever protections for the Arctic Refuge
In his first days in office, President Biden temporarily protected sacred and public lands in...
18 May, 2021
Our 2021 view of the lawsuits and issues
Things look far rosier now than a year ago when it comes...
16 March, 2021
Alaska News Brief February 2021: The climate crisis isn’t a surprise
The climate crisis didn't come out of nowhere. Scientists knew as early...
25 February, 2021
Shining light on the Arctic
Despite four years of intense arm-twisting by political players and industry insiders...
17 February, 2021
Alaska News Brief January 2021: When relief comes to light
Many of us feel a palpable sense of relief right now.We just...
03 February, 2021
Great news for the Arctic Refuge
Right after the Inauguration, President Biden signed an executive order directing the...
27 January, 2021
December 2020 News Brief–A winter reverie with Loki
Sharing the same space really matters. It helps us understand each other...
23 December, 2020
Sprinting to court to stop the Arctic Refuge sell-off
We sprinted to court this week to stop the outgoing administration from...
15 December, 2020
Lame duck administration plans Arctic Refuge lease sale in January
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will issue...
03 December, 2020
Alaska News Brief September 2020: A bedrock law in peril
The National Environmental Policy Act, affectionately called NEPA in the alphabet soup...
18 September, 2020
A rundown on our August lawsuits
Our August lawsuits charge Interior and federal agencies with derailing public input,...
28 August, 2020
We stand with the Gwich’in in court to protect sacred lands in the Arctic Refuge
The Gwich’in Steering Committee and allied groups took Interior to court today...
24 August, 2020
Alaska News Brief August 2020: The Long term consequences of greed
Like a lot of you, I feel a sense of chaos and...
23 August, 2020
Ten years is forever until it flies
We’re proud and thrilled that two of our senior staff attorneys have...
21 August, 2020
Trump gives Arctic Refuge to Big Oil
The Trump administration adopted a devastating leasing and drilling plan that gives...
17 August, 2020
Alaska News Brief May 2020
No, the "discrimination" of oil companies is not a thing You might have...
22 May, 2020
Cold with a chance of bears
I have experienced many, many bear encounters--coastal brown bears in southwest...
17 October, 2019
Act now
The Arctic Refuge Defense campaign includes an array of Alaska and national...
02 October, 2019
Witnessing a historic vote
One of the benefits of working at Trustees for Alaska is that...
20 September, 2019
Lawsuits call out Trump agencies
We filed two lawsuits charging Trump agencies with violating FOIA and environmental...
21 August, 2019
Lawsuit calls out agencies violating FOIA
Today Trustees for Alaska and Bahr Law Offices filed a lawsuit calling...
31 July, 2019
Alaska Brief–July
Complicity takes many shapes. It can show up as apathy, distraction, and...
26 July, 2019
U.S. House to vote on Arctic Refuge protections
An Arctic Refuge protections bill will go to the House floor in...
17 July, 2019
Alaska Brief–May 2019
The Arctic got hot early this year. Klawock hit 70 degrees Fahrenheit...
27 May, 2019
Historic vote to protect the Arctic Refuge
A historic vote moved the bipartisan House Bill 1146, the Arctic Cultural and...
16 May, 2019
Stand for the Arctic Refuge
[caption id="attachment_9233" align="alignright" width="272"] Caribou in the Arctic Refuge. Photo by Subhankar...
27 February, 2019