Eric Fjelstad was mentioned in the Alaska Public Media article "Trump’s Path to ‘Energy Dominance’ in Alaska Has a Key Opponent: Lawyers" regarding Trump Administration's plans in Alaska.

Eric Fjelstad, who often represents oil, gas and mining companies, cautioned against giving lawyers too much credit for influencing the fate of the Trump Administration’s plans in Alaska. Economics are key, he said. “From my perspective in the trenches, the markets, what’s happening with the economics of a project, its marketability, its ability to get financed — those are still the outsize issues that primarily drive whether things happen or not,” Eric said. But he acknowledged litigation “plays, certainly, a real role in things here” due to the vast amount of federal land in the state.