VA Clinic renamed for Mary Louise Rasmuson

Legislation to rename the Alaska Veteran’s Administration Clinic the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System has passed the U.S. Senate...

Comment sought on proposed abundance-based halibut management plan

A proposed plan for abundance-based management of halibut caught in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish fisheries would base the limit on halibut prohibited...

Coast Guard seizes illegally caught halibut near Homer

A U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement team seized 117 pounds of illegally harvested halibut from a commercial vessel near Homer and issued a $2,400...

New study shows more Alaska kids need Head Start

Authors of a new study by Rutgers Graduate School of Education conclude that Alaska is one of five states where children in poverty need...

These trustees can’t be trusted: Play-acting is an abuse of public trust

For 30 years now, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council has been making decisions on disbursing funds to support research on and habitat...

Six Alaska Native villages get relocation planning funds

Six Alaska Native villages impacted by climate change have been awarded federal grants ranging from $1 million to $25 million to support community driven...

EPA proposes steps toward protecting Bristol Bay watershed

Federal environmental officials are moving to restrict the use of certain waters in the Bristol Bay watershed as disposal sites, according to an announcement...

New policies, procedures will benefit Alaska Native entities

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced new steps earlier this month to fulfill the government’s responsibility to meaningful consult with American Indian and Alaska Native...

NOAA/BOEM work to mitigate impact of offshore windy energy development

Two federal agencies have released a Federal Survey Mitigation Strategy aimed at mitigating potential impacts of offshore wind energy development on NOAA Fisheries’ scientific...

House coalition reaffirms commitment to bipartisan solutions

Speaker of the House Louise Stutes on Monday, Dec. 5, pledged to find bipartisan solutions to challenges faced by the upcoming Legislature through the...
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