America’s Arctic is at risk.
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Dear Supporter: After the disappointing rollbacks of important regulations like the predator control rule for federal wildlife refuges, we had good news last week when the Senate voted down the repeal of the Bureau of the Land Management’s rule limiting … Read More

Last week, the Canadian conglomerate behind the Pebble mine—Northern Dynasty—cut a backroom deal with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to roll back scientifically supported common sense protections for Bristol Bay. The settlement’s apparent goal? To make potential investors believe the … Read More

  Jordan Schoonover interned with Trustees for Alaska in the summer of 2012 and continues to support Trustees as a donor. She now practices energy and environmental law in Portland. In this blog, she talks about her time in Alaska … 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

  Running into a bear can turn into the story of a lifetime. Running into a bear 30 times over can turn into a bevy of true tall tales. With plenty of tales to tell, Steve Bickerstaff’s wrote and self-published … Read More

  “You can’t let nature run wild: predator control in Alaska” by Peter Van Tuyn was first published on the American College of Environmental Lawyers website on March 28, 2017. It is published here with ACEL and the author’s permission. … 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

Scott Pruitt’s attack on science is an attack on our communities. When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency undermines science, he prioritizes business interests over public health. He puts the financial burden of pollution on the public rather than … Read More

Matt Mead grew up skiing, hunting, fishing, mountain biking and hiking in the Pacific Northwest. Seeking more adventure and more of the wild that drives and inspires him, Matt later ventured north. While in law school at Seattle University, Matt … Read More