Forty years ago this week President Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). It is widely considered the greatest public land legislation in American history.

This week marks the 35 th anniversary of a federal law that reshaped Alaska, literally redrew the map. It’s called the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. ANILCA created new preserves and ...

Written testimony by Joan Frankevich for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on December 3, 2015 Chairwoman Murkowski, Ranking Member Cantwell and members of the committee, on ...

One of the most significant conservation laws ever enacted — the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) — is facing its greatest threat in 42 years. For environmental, cultural and ...

(Editor’s note: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at the age of 100. This story originally headlined “Environmental group grants lifetime award to former President Carter for his Alaska ...

Thanks to the Vail Daily for excellent coverage on the Berlaimont Estates road issue. However, your Dec. 18 editorial on the matter missed the mark a bit. The Alaska National Interest Lands ...

Like many Alaskans, I remember the excitement in the air when Alaska became the 49th state in the union in 1959. We had achieved our long-held dream of self-governance. Since that time, we have worked ...

The universal response to President Jimmy Carter’s passing was perhaps best stated by his son Chip as the loss of “a hero to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love.” To ...