[content id=”79272″] Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation’s wetlands mitigation bank—the North Slope’s first compensatory mitigation resource. Utqiaġvik, Alaska Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) is sharing that the Charles Etok Edwardsen, Jr. Wetlands Mitigation Bank (CEEMB)—established in late 2024 with partner Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP)—is the first wetlands‑mitigation resource on Alaska’s North Slope. More than 1,000 mitigation credits are […]
The FBI is seeking additional information. A Wainwright man was arrested by the FBI Wednesday at his residence on criminal charges related to his alleged attempted enticement of minors in his community to meet for sexual contact. He also allegedly received and possessed child pornography and attempted to entice minors to produce child pornography. According […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Due to reduced wildland fire activity and successful suppression efforts on the Himalya Road Fire group, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office issued a fire closure order to reduce the area closed in the western portion of the White Mountains National Recreation Area. Fire order AK020-25-007 immediately opens public […]
Action Supports Trump administration commitment to honor Native agreements and expand Alaska resource development ANCHORAGE — The Department of the Interior Wednesday announced the conveyance of nearly 28,000 acres of land to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., under Section 12(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or ANCSA, bringing the total conveyed to NANA […]
