Things look far rosier now than a year ago when it comes to public lands management, clean air and water, protecting wildlife and tackling the climate crisis. The Biden administration came out of the gate with clear actions that make climate and environmental health a key component of every decision-making process across all departments. But prior federal actions and lawsuits mean the work has in many ways just begun.… Read More

I came to Trustees as a staff attorney in 2007 and recall how excited we all were when Valerie decided to return to Trustees in 2011. For the last nine years, I have had the incredible fortune to work with her and learn how to become a more effective advocate. And on her last day, true to her course, she left us all with the powerful words of Brock Evans, “Endless Pressure, endlessly applied.”… Read More

The Interior Department tried twice to make corrupt and illegal side deals to put a road in a wildlife refuge and wilderness for commercial interests—and we stopped it in court both times. We didn’t just win, but we won in … Read More

When we set up a system that allows us to disengage from the damage we do and stop caring about people we don’t know and those who come after us, we alienate ourselves from our connection to the planet…… Read More

We filed two lawsuits charging Trump agencies with violating FOIA and environmental laws. … Read More

The Trump administration doesn’t want the law to get in the way of a public land giveaway. Not long after the District Court tossed out an Interior Department land swap deal last March, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt executed a new … Read More

A federal District Court decision today voids a land exchange deal between the Interior Department and the King Cove Corporation that attempted to trade away vital wetlands and wilderness to build a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.  Trustees … Read More

Trustees and its clients will play the legal waiting game this fall while waiting for several District Court decisions. These rulings could improve the health of our lands, waters and communities, or trigger ongoing litigation to defend against the threats … Read More

In May, our summer interns, Maggie and Jenna, jumped into legal research and writing—not to mention Alaska’s wild. During her time here, Jenna Lewis worked on issues related to public lands and wilderness. Here, she writes about a proposed land exchange and … Read More