When people use the phrase “for the birds,” they trivialize what they consider unimportant, but there’s a reason we talk about the canary in the coal mine. What happens to the birds happens to us. We cannot untangle our health … Read More

We took Trump’s EPA to court today for breaking the law when it withdrew its own science-based conclusions to clear the path for an industrial mining hazard that could devastate the fisheries, economies, and social and cultural fabric of communities in Bristol Bay, Alaska. … Read More

We went to Seattle this month to celebrate the connection between Alaska salmon and the Pacific Northwest.

What we learned in our short Seattle stay is that many of our neighbors to the south understand the importance of protecting Alaska salmon and natural places. … Read More

Politics, power and pandering mean more to the Trump administration than clean water, thriving fisheries, and healthy Alaska communities. The withdrawal of the 2014 Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Determination to protect Bristol Bay on July 30 proves that Trump’s EPA … Read More

Complicity takes many shapes. It can show up as apathy, distraction, and ignorance. It can wear the disguise of “business as usual.” It can appear as populism, righteousness, and partisan politics. It is integral to corruption and collusion. Complicity is … Read More

We submitted over 400 pages in comments on the Army Corps’ draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Pebble mine showing that it is inadequate and violates the law. The draft EIS needs to be withdrawn and Pebble’s permit rejected. … Read More

Trustees for Alaska and the Sierra Club Environmental Law Program just submitted 400-plus pages of comments on behalf of 15 client groups that demonstrate how the U.S. Army Corps’ draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Pebble mine violates the … Read More

It’s hard to speak up when you don’t feel heard, and harder still when you feel threatened. Dominant power structures have used this fact to silence social and environmental justice movements throughout history. They are using them now.  Online conversations … Read More

Speak up for the salmon, animals and people of Bristol Bay. … Read More

The Arctic got hot early this year. Klawock hit 70 degrees Fahrenheit in March, the earliest 70-degree day ever recorded in Alaska. Arctic sea ice has hit a record low. Temperatures surged 30 to 40 degreesFahrenheit above average across the … Read More