The fourth decade—the fight for salmon and wildlife
By Madison Grosvenor Trustees for Alaska started its fourth decade in the new...
16 August, 2024
Alaska Brief Newsletter — April 2017
Dear Supporter: We have good reason to celebrate this month. The company that wanted...
18 April, 2017
Chuitna salmon saved!
In our line of work, good news often comes in small packages. This time it...
12 April, 2017
New Pebble permit requires $2 million bond
Today, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a new permit...
11 April, 2017
2016 Triumphs, Challenges: The Year in Review
Celebrating the successes of 2016: Pebble subpoenas tossed out; Trustees argue for...
16 December, 2016
Castle Mountain Coalition Celebrates Wishbone Hill Invalid Permit Ruling
Client Perspective: Judy Donegan is a resident of the Buffalo Mine Neighborhood...
04 August, 2016
Chuitna EIS Delayed
The Army Corps delays the Chuitna EIS due to the incomplete application...
11 May, 2016
Chuitna Water Reservation Challenged
Chuitna Citizens Coalition’s water reservation is being challenged. PacRim continues its permit...
11 April, 2016
Healy “Clean Coal” Plant, Not Clean and Not Safe
The Healy Coal Plant catches fire once again and again is shutdown....
14 March, 2016
DEC Issues Permit to Seward Coal Export Facility
The Seward Coal Loading Facility finally has a Clean Water Act permit...
14 March, 2016
Wishbone Hill Expired Mining Permit Challenged
Trustees for Alaska gave oral argument in a case challenging Usibelli Coal...
09 February, 2016
2015 Conservation Victories: The Year in Review
Trustees for Alaska achieved many victories for conservation during 2015 including protection...
23 December, 2015
Seward Coal Case Reaches Settlement
Settlement was reached in the Seward Coal Loading Facility's violation of the...
10 December, 2015
Press Release: Seward Coal Case Settled
After six years of litigation, the Seward Coal Loading Facility case has...
07 December, 2015
Seward Coal Facility Seeks Permit
Seward residents knew for years that coal was dropping into Resurrection Bay...
10 August, 2015
A Citizen Fighting for a Healthier Seward
Russ Maddox is a citizen activist living in Seward. He’s been a...
06 August, 2015
Final Hearing on Water for Salmon
Final hearing set for precedent setting water reservation applications to preserve water...
04 August, 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
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
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
Middle Creek, an important salmon spawning tributary of the Chuitna River in...
23 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
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
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
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
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