The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published final incidental take regulations (ITR) under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) for the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take of polar bears and Pacific walruses that may result from oil and gas industry activities on the North Slope of Alaska and adjacent waters. These regulations do not cover activities on lands and waters within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. These new regulations are in […]
JUNEAU – House Speaker Louise Stutes issued the following statement Tuesday in response to a series of public comments by members of the House Minority in support of Power Cost Equalization, the UA Scholars Program, and the WWAMI Regional Medical Education Program. These vital programs are among the items defunded in the current budget because […]
OVERVIEW – 307 new cases | 2 deaths | 99 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 52.5% of Alaskans 12+ vaccinated TAKE ACTION – Choosing to get vaccinated is the single most important action you can take to protect yourself and your community and to reopen our economy. Learn more about the CDC’s recommendations for fully vaccinated […]
Anchorage, Alaska –The Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP) Board of Directors selected Chief Operating Officer L. Tiel Smith as the agency’s next Chief Executive Officer, starting in September. Over his three years as RurAL CAP’s Chief Operating Officer, Smith has been a successful member of the executive leadership team, maintaining operations through […]
