Scientists have wondered what happens to the organic and inorganic carbon that Earth’s Pacific Plate carries with it as it slides into the planet’s interior along the volcano-studded Ring of Fire. A new study suggests a notable amount of such subducted carbon returns to the atmosphere rather than traveling deep into Earth’s mantle. The finding […]
NOME, Alaska – About 530 miles northwest of Anchorage, two survey team members from the Alaska National Guard’s 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team monitor handheld detectors scanning for radiation and nerve, blister and blood agents as they prepare to enter a notional biological weapons lab at the Nome Fire Training Center as […]
Three Indian Country Assistant U.S. Attorneys and One MMIP Coordinator Will Be Based in Alaska WASHINGTON – The Justice Department Wednesday announced the creation of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Regional Outreach Program, which permanently places MMIP Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSA) and MMIP Coordinators in five designated regions across the United States to […]
Comments open for the next two weeks (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) 2023/2024 Winter Schedule is now open for public comment. The schedule and supporting documentation can be found here: https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/doc/winter_considerations_2023.pdf The public is encouraged to provide written comments by July 12, 2023. Comments may be submitted via the following website links (look […]