House Bill 206 provides funding to put boots on the ground JUNEAU – In response to growing concerns over potential impacts of COVID-19 on Alaska, lawmakers today approved a budget that includes money needed to prepare for the disease which has now been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. House Bill […]
Findings published amid push to gut public oversight and environmental review for new mines Today Earthworks, along with four Alaska conservation, environmental health and justice organizations, released a report on the extensive record of spills and pollution violations at Alaska’s five major operating hardrock mines: Red Dog, Fort Knox, Pogo, Kensington and Greens […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The Office of the Governor Monday announced the Conversations with Alaskans community visits and public town hall meetings in Kenai, Seward, and Homer have been suspended, allowing Governor Mike Dunleavy to remain closely connected to federal and local partners while monitoring the rapidly-evolving information in regard to the novel coronavirus. “We […]
Additional AMHS vessels returning to service in April and May (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) vessel M/V Matanuska departed from Juneau Friday on its way to the Ketchikan Vigor Shipyard for repairs to its propulsion system. The United States Coast Guard approved a sailing plan for Matanuska to travel to Ketchikan […]