You would think the one thing people everywhere would get behind and support would be clean water. We all need it. We all use it. Yet, huge inequities exist over who gets access to clean water and who doesn’t, as … Read More
Thirty years ago, the “highly unlikely” happened in Prince William Sound. A giant oil spill altered Alaska forever. Here, Trustees for Alaska board members reflect on the Exxon Valdez oil spill 30 years later. Dr. Todd Radenbaugh: The folly of … Read More
The Trump administration has once again targeted the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil, this time skirting the law by pushing for seismic exploration on the 1.5-million-acre Coastal Plain. The action comes on the coattails of a congressional effort to … Read More
The name makes it sound like a giant oil field—the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska—but the largest unit of public land in the country, about the size of Indiana, has nourished migratory birds, caribou, polar bears, walruses, belugas, and people for centuries. … Read More
The Exxon Valdez oil tanker struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989, spilling over 11 million gallons of crude oil in the pristine waters of a remote, rugged Alaska coastline rich with wildlife and thriving communities. … Read More
Oil and gas projects permitted by the State must comply with the strong protections in Article VIII of the Alaska Constitution. The public has the right to have a say in decisions that impact our public trust resources before those decisions are made. But that’s not happening. … Read More
Trustees for Alaska achieved many victories for conservation during 2015 including protection of the Arctic Refuge, Pebble permits ruled unconstitutional, predators protected, and many more.… 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
The U.S. District Court rules that oil and gas exploration is not allowed on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The court’s decision shuts down the most recent attempt by the State of Alaska to open the Coastal Plain to damaging oil and gas activities. … Read More
Press Release: Court victory for wilderness in the Arctic Refuge… Read More