Ten years is forever until it flies
We’re proud and thrilled that two of our senior staff attorneys have...
21 August, 2020
Trump gives Arctic Refuge to Big Oil
The Trump administration adopted a devastating leasing and drilling plan that gives...
17 August, 2020
Alaska News Brief May 2020
No, the "discrimination" of oil companies is not a thing You might have...
22 May, 2020
Cold with a chance of bears
I have experienced many, many bear encounters--coastal brown bears in southwest...
17 October, 2019
Act now
The Arctic Refuge Defense campaign includes an array of Alaska and national...
02 October, 2019
Witnessing a historic vote
One of the benefits of working at Trustees for Alaska is that...
20 September, 2019
Lawsuits call out Trump agencies
We filed two lawsuits charging Trump agencies with violating FOIA and environmental...
21 August, 2019
Lawsuit calls out agencies violating FOIA
Today Trustees for Alaska and Bahr Law Offices filed a lawsuit calling...
31 July, 2019
Alaska Brief–July
Complicity takes many shapes. It can show up as apathy, distraction, and...
26 July, 2019
U.S. House to vote on Arctic Refuge protections
An Arctic Refuge protections bill will go to the House floor in...
17 July, 2019
Alaska Brief–May 2019
The Arctic got hot early this year. Klawock hit 70 degrees Fahrenheit...
27 May, 2019
Historic vote to protect the Arctic Refuge
A historic vote moved the bipartisan House Bill 1146, the Arctic Cultural and...
16 May, 2019
Stand for the Arctic Refuge
[caption id="attachment_9233" align="alignright" width="272"] Caribou in the Arctic Refuge. Photo by Subhankar...
27 February, 2019
Alaska Brief–January 2019
Federal employees got zero dollars on their paychecks. Air and water quality...
30 January, 2019
Act now to protect the Arctic Refuge
[caption id="attachment_7014" align="alignright" width="380"] The Gwich'in people consider the coastal plain of...
16 January, 2019
Alaska Brief–November 2018
Fighting to protect wilderness, wildlife, and clean air and water can feel...
20 November, 2018
“Frontier” land grab continues
Peggy Tileston is a board member and one of the founders of...
19 November, 2018
Gwich’in Nation resolves to protect Arctic Refuge
[caption id="attachment_8518" align="alignright" width="405"] The Gwich'in Nation flag flew during the week...
25 July, 2018
Alaska Brief Newsletter–June 2018
When a Minnesota raccoon's scaling of a skyscraper went viral last week, people couldn't...
18 June, 2018
Alaskans rally for the Arctic Refuge
Rally for the Arctic: Help the Gwich’in protect their way of life [caption...
15 June, 2018
Alaska Brief Newsletter–May 2018
Here in Alaska, the month of May often lingers longer than our...
23 May, 2018
It’s time to stand with the Gwich’in
The Trump administration ignored public opinion and human rights last month when...
15 May, 2018
Interior steamrolls oil and gas leasing in the Arctic Refuge
On April 20, the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the...
19 April, 2018
Interior disregards human rights in rush to lease Refuge
Officials from the Interior Department set up meetings in Kaktovik, Utgiagvik, Fairbanks...
14 March, 2018
Alaska Brief Newsletter–February 2018
This month--and in the same week!--Trustees filed two lawsuits taking the Trump...
21 February, 2018
Trustees grew up protecting the Arctic Refuge
Trustees for Alaska grew up protecting the Arctic Refuge. In fact, we...
12 February, 2018
Congress allows drilling in Arctic Refuge
Today, Congress used a fast-track budget process to force through a measure...
19 December, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter–December 2017
I recall that there were many who thought 2016 was a really...
16 December, 2017