JUNEAU, AK (June 21, 2023) – The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) is thrilled the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit) issued an expedited ruling in the Wild Fish Conservancy vs. Jennifer Quan, et al case which will allow the Chinook (king) salmon trolling season […]
Only Pro-Choice Gubernatorial Ticket Commits To Protect A Woman’s Right To Choose In Alaska Monday’s leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion alarmingly states a majority of Supreme Court Justices have voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Court’s most radical Justices, including newer appointees, appear to have joined in that opinion. The opinion leaves a woman’s right to […]
Activists urge lawmakers to reverse a relevant 2017 law, “cancel the leases issued by the Trump administration, and shut down this dangerous drilling program once and for all.” Indigenous and environmental groups on Tuesday welcomed the U.S. Interior Department’s decision to review the Trump administration’s controversial move opening up previously protected land in Alaska to drilling […]
9th Circuit Overturns Decision That Walruses Don’t Require Endangered Species Act Protection SAN FRANCISCO— The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the Trump administration’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service improperly denied Endangered Species Act protections to the Pacific walrus. The Wildlife Service found in 2011 that the Pacific walrus warranted protection because […]