(Juneau, Alaska)—News broke Thursday that Brazil’s mining agency plans to ban upstream tailings dams used for storing mining waste, after Vale SA Corrego do Feijao mine’s dam burst on January 25, 2019. More than 150 people were killed in this disaster, and hundreds more are still missing, and presumed dead. This catastrophic mine failure […]
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]UNEAU – Alaska Native Studies has garnered more support at UAS through a new fund established in honor of Tlingit elder Dr. Kaayistaan Marie Olson. Sealaska is offering a matching challenge to meet the goal of endowing the scholarship fund, which will provide scholarship for students pursuing a degree in Alaska Native Studies. Marie […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter almost four years, a Waste of Commercial Herring case was brought to a close with a ‘Guilty’ plea by boat-owner, 71-year-old Michael Kurtz as well as sentencing in that plea deal conclusion. The f/v Nicholas Michael was seen dumping several hundred pounds of dead Herring overboard following a set during the 2015 Sitka […]
Following an extensive 63 hour search that covered more than 240 square nautical miles by the Coast Guard, and searches conducted by volunteers and other agencies, the search was called off as weather conditions in the area began to deteriorate. The search for the aircraft was initiated following a report from Sitka Flight Services at […]