Feds appeal ruling that nixed old-growth logging on Prince of Wales Island
Attorneys for the U.S. Forest Service are challenging a federal court’s decision to throw out the environmental review of one of the largest old-growth timber sales in the Tongass National Forest in decades.
Moose hunter’s land jurisdiction lawsuit goes to Supreme Court
A dispute between an Alaska boater and the National Park Service will be heard by the highest court in the country this week on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Lower courts have rejected Anchorage resident John Sturgeon’s suit challenging Park Service authority to regulate Alaska rivers, where they pass through federal conservation units.
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Alaska Supreme Court upholds Valdez ordinance that limited fur trapping
The court's ruling indicated that municipal rules that restrict trapping are legal under public safety and land-use rules.
Weather Doesn’t Stop Emergency Responders from Training at Dutch Harbor
Chilly winds and whiteout conditions didn’t stop a team of emergency responders from mounting a unique exercise at the Port of Dutch Harbor on Friday.
Alaska Supreme Court positioned to be majority-women for first time
Seven attorneys have thrown their name in the ring for a judicial position in Alaska’s Supreme Court. All seven candidates are women.