Alaska Brief Newsletter–May 2018
Here in Alaska, the month of May often lingers longer than our...
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:
Here in Alaska, the month of May often lingers longer than our...
The Trump administration ignored public opinion and human rights last month when...
On April 20, the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the...
Our newest attorney Bridget Psarianos joined thousands of people from around the country...
Officials from the Interior Department set up meetings in Kaktovik, Utgiagvik, Fairbanks...
[caption id="attachment_3496" align="alignright" width="456"] The pot of gold at the end of...
Trustees for Alaska grew up protecting the Arctic Refuge. In fact, we...
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's Western Arctic lease sale [caption id="attachment_7990" align="alignright" width="300"] Caribou...
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), a state agency, has...
Today, Congress used a fast-track budget process to force through a measure...
[caption id="attachment_7743" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo by Alaska Wilderness League[/caption] “Every Who down in...
[caption id="attachment_7774" align="alignright" width="382"] Caribou in Gates of the Arctic National Preserve.[/caption] Alaskans...
Trustees’ attorney Suzanne Bostrom talked to reporters yesterday about the substance of...
Polar bears and sea snails tell a human story I just got back...
The Trump administration has once again targeted the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...
On fish stories and protests The people of Bristol Bay will share the...
[caption id="attachment_7235" align="alignleft" width="394"] Caribou calves in the Western Arctic. Photo by...
When it comes to how our current leaders grapple with the health...
[caption id="attachment_7014" align="alignright" width="329"] Snow geese on the coastal plain of the...
Whether living in the Arctic or an urban center in the Lower...
The name makes it sound like a giant oil field—the National Petroleum...
Observing wild polar bears in their natural habitat is truly a remarkable...
A political tsunami will wash over the country on inauguration day. We...
Celebrating the successes of 2016: Pebble subpoenas tossed out; Trustees argue for...
Trustees supporters, Board and staff traveled to Kaktovik to observe polar bears...
Trustees is offering the trip of a lifetime to see polar bears...
Alaska is on the forefront of mitigation changes that look at all...
Oil and gas projects permitted by the State must comply with the...
40 years after meeting Mardy Murie, Vance Carruth visits the Arctic National...