Earthjustice Town Hall
April 23, 2026
Defending Alaska’s Arctic
Earthjustice has fought for decades to protect Alaska’s Arctic from oil and gas drilling projects, which threaten the Western Arctic and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Join attorneys Erik Grafe, Hannah Payne Foster, and Ian Dooley from our Alaska office to learn how Earthjustice and our partners are challenging the latest drilling threats and defending this irreplaceable region.
- This town hall-style event will include a live Q&A where you can submit questions for our speakers.
- The event platform will offer closed captioning and the option to dial in by phone for audio-only access.
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Questions? Please contact events@earthjustice.org
About the speakers
Erik Grafe is the managing attorney of Earthjustice’s Alaska Office.
Erik has been with the Earthjustice Alaska office since 2007, first in Juneau and then in Anchorage. His work has focused largely on protecting the Arctic’s federal lands and waters from oil development.
Prior to joining Earthjustice, he clerked for a federal judge in Anchorage, advocated for low-income New Yorkers, and worked for a U.S. law firm in Russia.
Outside of work, he likes to spend time outside trying to keep up with his two kids, Max and Matilda.
Hannah Payne Foster is a senior associate attorney at Earthjustice, based in Anchorage.
She joined Earthjustice in 2022 and has worked on a variety of issues including air quality, mining, utility regulation, and both offshore and onshore oil and gas.
Hannah received her J.D. from the University of Minnesota and a B.S. from the University of Arizona.
Ian Dooley is a senior attorney at Earthjustice, based in Anchorage.
His work focuses primarily on oil and gas development in the Arctic region of Alaska.
Before joining Earthjustice, Ian worked as a public defender in Bronx, New York, and before that, as an Alaska Smokejumper for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
More on the Arctic
Photo credits:
- Marvin C. Brown IV in Laredo, TX. (Sergio Flores for Earthjustice)
- Hana Vizcarra in Washington, D.C. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)