The promise of Spring. Alaska News Brief March 2024
Greetings! It’s an honor to be standing in for Vicki while she’s off...
Alaska Native people have lived and thrived in the Arctic since time immemorial. Alaska’s Arctic region provides key habitat for wildlife, including caribou, polar bears, waterfowl, and an array of animals that rely on it for food, protection, and as the birthing, nesting and nursery grounds for their young.
Oil and gas drilling, mining, and industrialization pollute the land, water, and air, disrupt migration routes, degrade wildlife habitat, diminish people’s access to traditional foods and activities. Drilling for and burning fossil fuels accelerates the climate crisis in a region where sea ice and permafrost are melting faster than ever.
Trustees for Alaska fights to protect the Arctic by providing free legal counsel to clients and strategic leadership for coalitions to defend the health of the region and its resources. This work includes holding public agencies accountable to their obligations under the law.
Our latest Arctic work:
Greetings! It’s an honor to be standing in for Vicki while she’s off...
By Dawnell Smith We got good news this month when the 9th U.S....
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It’s always good to have something to celebrate when new folks come...
We won in court and are still in court to protect Alaska's...
Lydia Heye joined Trustees as a legal fellow in September 2022 after...
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I took some time off to see my family in early March....
By Dawnell Smith The Biden administration released its final decision on the ConocoPhillips...
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