Unalaska mayor declares emergency as flights halt
Unalaska Mayor Vincent M. Tutiakoff, Sr., has declared a state of emergency following an Oct. 17 plane crash landing. As a result of the crash, no regularly scheduled commercial air service is expected before Nov. 8.
PWSRCAC: Oil contaminants in PWS, GOA at all-time low
A new study on long-term environmental impacts of operation of Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.’s Valdez Marine Terminal and associated tanker traffic concludes that oil contamination in Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska is at an all-time low.
Dunbar: Anchorage should be made friendlier to rural Alaskans
"I hear people from rural Alaska talk about how they don’t like to come to Anchorage because they don’t feel safe," says Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar. "Improving public safety in Anchorage would benefit both the people of Anchorage and people from rural Alaska coming in to Anchorage."
Tribes, First Nations declare salmon emergency
Indigenous governments in Southeast Alaska and Washington, with First Nations in British Columbia, have declared a salmon emergency and are calling for representation in all government decisions impacting their territories.
Battle pits development against conservation interests
A U.S. Forest Service proposal to exempt Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule is pitting anew developers supported by the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Mike Dunleavy against conservationists and many residents of rural Southeast Alaska.
New Gwich’in campaign launched to protect Arctic refuge
A collaborative group of Indigenous people, conservationists, scientists and sportsmen have launched an advertising campaign directed at oil companies who may be considering participating in wildlife refuge lease sale in Alaska to tell them “we’re watching.”
Pebble mine opponents want protections for Bristol Bay restored
A lawsuit filed in US District Court in Anchorage on Tuesday, Oct. 8, by opponents to the proposed Pebble mine contends that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency improperly withdrew proposed restrictions on mining activity in the Bristol Bay area.
Federal grant will aid Sitka Tribe toxin research
A dozen new research projects to better understand and predict harmful algal blooms and improve response to them are being funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including one to expand existing research by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska.
Tanner crab among most vulnerable Eastern Bering Sea stocks
A new federal study led by NOAA Fisheries shows that Tanner crab are among the six commercial fisheries stocks most vulnerable to climate change in the Eastern Bering Sea.
Murkowski speaks out on mine permits
“We should never pit one resource against another and if a mine cannot stand on its own without negative impact to the fisheries resource than that mine should not be permitted,” says Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
