ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 27 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: Earthjustice joins with a broad and unified coalition of Tribes, Bristol Bay residents, commercial and sport fishers, environmental organizations, businesses, and many other Americans and Alaskans today to express dismay over a move by the State of Alaska asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to veto the Pebble Mine under Section 40  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, July 25 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) convened an unprecedented meeting with tribes and tribal members, regional organizations and scientists from Alaska, Canada and the Lower 48 last week to delve into credible reports of variability in the health and abundance of black seaweed, a vital traditional food and cultural cornerstone for Southeast tribes. SHI organized the meeting after lifelong Tlingit seaweed ha  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, July 28 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has chosen a Stanford student who aims to become a tribal lawyer as this year's recipient of its Judson L. Brown Leadership Award. The honor was given to Tlingit, Athabascan and Aquinnah Wampanoag student Jade Araujo, who has held numerous leadership roles during her tenure at the California university. The $5,000 award goes to students who have demonstrated academic ach  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 28 -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release on July 27, 2023: Today, the State of Alaska filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in U.S. Supreme Court, attempting to block Clean Water Act safeguards for the headwaters of Bristol Bay that were recently finalized by the agency. Mining in Bristol Bay would harm its bountiful runs of salmon which are essential to the culture and way of life for many local residents and support jobs and a  more