JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Alaska final authorization to administer the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C hazardous waste management program. The milestone follows a four-year effort under Governor Mike Dunleavy’s administration and close collaboration among the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), EPA Region 10, the […]
Strengthens National Defense, Military Partnerships, and Economic Opportunity (Anchorage, AK) – Sunday Governor Mike Dunleavy joins Major General Torrence Saxe to announce the establishment of the Alaska Military Affairs Office (AMAO) within the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), a dedicated state office focused on advancing Alaska’s role as a strategic location for […]
(Anchorage, AK) — The State of Alaska welcomed Friday’s order from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, which dismissed the Northern Alaska Environmental Center and its co-plaintiffs’ claims as to approximately 1.38 million acres of Dalton Highway corridor lands already tentatively approved for conveyance to the State, and denied their request […]
Washington, D.C.–Last week, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the “Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act.” This bill will reform the Federal Power Act to reduce delays and costs of hydropower licensing. Specifically, the bill would limit Section 4 (e) and Section 18 mandatory conditioning of hydropower licenses under the Federal […]