Regions
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been the scene of the most contentious environmental battle of the early twenty-first century, but there are many other issues raging across the state, involving logging, road-building, mining, fishing, land ownership and development, and wildlife under pressure. Much of the state is federal land, but some Alaskan interests act as if it were their private property.
- Our Stories
- Bears, Eagles, and Black-Tailed Deer
Preservation of the Tongass National Forest on the panhandle of Southeast Alaska has been a major preoccupation of Earthjustice since the earliest days. Tom Turner describes how it all began.
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- Recent Victories
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Shell-Shocked in the ArcticAn appeals court rules that Shell Offshore, Inc., must stay away from the Beaufort Sea at least through the winter of '07/08. Tongass Wilderness Injunction Buys TimeCourt rules Forest Service cannot continue to approve timber sales in roadless areas while simultaneously considering the very same areas for wilderness protection. Bears, Eagles, and Black-Tailed DeerPreservation of the Tongass National Forest on the panhandle of Southeast Alaska has been a major preoccupation of Earthjustice since the earliest days. Tom Turner describes how it all began. |
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