It’s estimated that hundreds of thousands of patients die annually from preventable harm suffered while undergoing medical care. The infections, injuries and errors could rank as a leading cause of death in the United States.
Walruses spend most of their lives at sea, but haul out on sea ice and sometimes on land to rest between foraging bouts.
WASHINGTON, DC – Justice programs with significant importance to Alaska received millions in national funding yesterday in an appropriations bill passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee, according to Senator Lisa Murkowski. The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate for a final vote.
WASHINGTON D.C.-Recognizing the critical public safety need for accurate weather forecasting in Alaska and across the country, U.S. Sen. Begich today praised the Senate Appropriations Committee for approving the FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill allocating $920 million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System.