U.S. Sen. Mark Begich as well as Representative Don Young released statements on Thursday after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) released a final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Chukchi Sea Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193:
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to allow the "Save Our Salmon" initiative to be placed on the Lake and Peninsula Borough's October 4th ballot. This follows a decision made by Dillingham Superior Court Judge John Suddock also allowing the initiative to proceed.
CORDOVA, ALASKA-At approximately 2:45 Tuesday afternoon, an Alaska Wildlife trooper flying a routine patrol near the mouth of the Seal River observed aircraft wreckage washing up on the beach. After landing to investigate, it was identified as a PA-18-150 Piper Supercub, it appeared that it had recently crashed and there were no occupants aboard.
ANCHORAGE-Calista Corporation, the Alaska native Regional Corporation, serving the native peoples of Southwest Alaska, has announced that it has sold the last of its six newspapers. Calista Corp previously announced this summer that it was liquidating all six newspapers, and since then, has recently entered into deals to sell the previous four.