An August surprise: Alaska News Brief August 2022
Last week I flew down to Iowa to surprise my sister Julie...
17 August, 2022
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The ache and the awe of tender gravity
Marybeth Holleman’s first book of poetry, “tender gravity,” came out this month,...
17 August, 2022
The Arctic on the precipice
By Dawnell Smith Alaska faces serious climate impacts, pollution concerns, and industrial pressures....
17 August, 2022
My summers with dirt
By Tracy Lohman Vine-ripe goodness from Tracy's greenhouse. Photo by Tracy Lohman. Gardening is...
17 August, 2022
An August farewell
By Mackenzie Pope Summer solstice post-midnight sun. Photo by Mackenzie Boyd. I worked...
15 August, 2022
The gift of good guidance: Alaska News Brief July 2022
Summer officially runs from summer solstice on June 21 to the fall...
14 July, 2022
Litigation 101: What is a supplemental environmental impact statement and why is the one for the ConocoPhillips Willow proposal so dodgy?
By Dawnell Smith Agencies produce environmental impact statements to analyze and assess the...
14 July, 2022
Dear President: You can’t kick the climate can down the road. It’s time to stop the massive ConocoPhillips Willow oil and gas proposal.
By Dawnell Smith The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a draft supplemental...
14 July, 2022
Just a country kid
By Ashley Boyd Ashley at her parents' house in Texas. Photo by Ashley Growing...
13 July, 2022
On poppy blooms and companionship: Alaska News Brief June 2022
When a Himalayan poppy blooms, you know summer has come. When families saunter...
17 June, 2022
Reflections from the Just Transition Summit
Four of us from Trustees joined the Just Transition Summit at the...
17 June, 2022
Nature teaches me I’m the protagonist in my own life
My moms always tried to pull me outdoors when I was a...
17 June, 2022
What will it take to permanently protect Bristol Bay? First, speak out.
The EPA is listening, so speak up to protect Bristol Bay salmon,...
16 June, 2022
EPA proposes protecting Bristol Bay from the Pebble mine
The EPA just took an important step toward protecting Bristol Bay salmon,...
26 May, 2022
A Supreme betrayal: Alaska News Brief May 2022
We like to believe that certain groups of people, when given the...
18 May, 2022
An Arctic update: Restored protections, a methane leak, a looming threat
Western Arctic Alaska basks in endless sunlight these days, with caribou and...
18 May, 2022
Howling pierced the morning quiet
We looked up the hillside and saw a pack of five or...
17 May, 2022
Litigation 101: What is a petition for a rehearing en banc and why did we file one?
We filed a petition en banc late last month asking the entire...
16 May, 2022
Stories can teach, stories can lie: Alaska News Brief April 2022
It doesn’t take long spending time with dogs, bears, birds and bees...
15 April, 2022
Permitting process severely underestimates mining spills in Alaska
A report released this month shows that the number of documented spills...
15 April, 2022
What’s going on in Juneau?
The Alaska legislature finishes its first session of the year in mid-May,...
15 April, 2022
Warren Keogh talks about Alaska, advocacy, and why he gives
We first crossed paths with Warren Keogh when he served as vice...
15 April, 2022
Where the extraordinary begins. Alaska News Brief March 2022
We often hear from Alaska’s political players about the need to extract...
18 March, 2022
Litigation 101: What does it mean to intervene?
What does it mean to intervene in a lawsuit? Let's use our...
18 March, 2022
What’s it like making your first arguments in court (…virtually)?
Rachel Briggs made her first two oral arguments as an attorney during...
18 March, 2022
Biden administration recognizes some, not all, legal problems with Ambler road approvals
The Biden administration failed to rescind permits for the Ambler road proposal...
22 February, 2022
All the wings in motion. Alaska News Brief February 2022
The thick sludge of winter can get to me sometimes. The dark,...
18 February, 2022
We can repair the climate crisis. Will we?
I want to tell you about a podcast that gets real about...
18 February, 2022
We went to court to protect bears and wolves in the Kenai Refuge
We argued in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Feb. 18...
17 February, 2022
You can’t duct tape the climate crisis. Biden agency must say no to Willow oil and gas project
UPDATED: The Alaska office of the Bureau of Land Management announced on...
02 February, 2022