The Trump administration intends to undermine protections to public lands vital to wildlife and the health of the Arctic by opening them to drilling, pipelines and roads. The administration’s latest move would open protected areas of the Western Arctic, including … Read More
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s Western Arctic lease sale Trustees for Alaska filed a lawsuit today that challenges the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management’s 2017 offering of more than 10 million acres of oil and gas leases in … Read More
On fish stories and protests The people of Bristol Bay will share the big fish story of 2017 for years to come. A record red salmon run exceeded projections for most areas of the region. The catch in the Nushagak district … Read More
Whether living in the Arctic or an urban center in the Lower 48, we all have a stake in the health of America’s Arctic. Alaska holds the only Arctic region in the United States, and that area is warming at … Read More
Alaska is on the forefront of mitigation changes that look at all the impacts of development before projects are proposed.… Read More
Trustees for Alaska works to protect the Special Areas and wildlife resources of the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska in the face of increased energy development and the escalating impacts of climate change.… Read More
REVISED from 5/26 For Immediate Release: May 27, 2015 Contact: Brian Litmans, Senior Staff Attorney, Trustees for Alaska, (907) 433-2007 Nuiqsuit Subsistence Users Speak Out against Court Decision Court Finds Corps’ After-the-Fact Analysis Adequate ConocoPhillips Allowed to Move Forward with … Read More
U.S. District Court ruled against Nuiqsut subsistence users when it approved a permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps pf Engineers for a Conoco Phillips’ oil and gas project near the community of Nuiqsut. … Read More
Trustees for Alaska is working on important conservation issues and legal cases in 2015. Even with our limited resources, we have a lot on our plate: We will continue our work on state and federal cases; We remain involved in … Read More
Looking back over the last twelve months, Trustees for Alaska and everyone who loves Alaska have a lot to celebrate. Trustees had successes and worked on cases in the far corners of the state, from Bristol Bay to Izembek, the … Read More