NOAA Fisheries announces changes in its Alaska survey portfolio beginning this year
NOAA Fisheries is engaged in a multi-year effort to strategically respond to climate-driven changes in the environment, maintain fishery survey…
Murkowski, Sullivan Call for Five Year Tribal BABA Waiver
Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate on Indian Affairs (SCIA), and U.S. Senator…
EPA requires new Alaska water quality standards for health of fish loving Alaskans
Response to a 2015 SEACC petition acknowledges Alaskans’ high fish consumption rates and disproportionate health impacts The Environmental Protection Agency…
Trevor Babcock Sentenced for Murdering Elsie Jackson in November 2019
(Anchorage, AK) – Thursday, Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna sentenced 47-year-old Trevor Babcock to 70 years with 20 years suspended, for…
Coast Guard responds to deadly vessel collision near Wrangell
JUNEAU, Alaska – A good Samaritan rescued one person and divers recovered one person deceased after two vessels collided near…
Alaska Satellite Facility gets $139 million federal intelligence contract
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded a $139 million, five-year contract to the University of Alaska Fairbanks for the global…
Did sea ice help populate the Americas?
Human footprints preserved in mud at White Sands National Park in New Mexico suggest that humans arrived there — possibly…
NAACP Joins Growing Chorus Demanding Biden Halt Arms Shipments to Israel
“The NAACP calls on President Biden to draw the red line and indefinitely end the shipment of weapons and artillery…
Steve Bannon Ordered to Prison
“No one is above the law: not the rich, not the powerful, and not Steve Bannon,” said one congressman. Former…
Coast Guard rescues man from vessel fire near Chirikof Island
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued a mariner after his vessel caught fire near Chirikof Island Tuesday. A Coast…