(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. “Alaskans rightfully expect trusted brands to provide safe products and appropriate warning labels” said Alaska Attorney General […]
Safety for the traveling public is critical for Alaska. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) –As campaign season heats up, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) urges all Alaskans, candidates, and campaign teams to adhere to state and federal laws prohibiting the placement of campaign signs within DOT&PF-managed right of ways. Placing signs on state highway […]
Coastal Alaska communities from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta northward will see more of their buildings exposed to flooding by 2100 if they continue developing at the same location, according to new research. University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student Richard Buzard found that 22% of structures in 46 of 55 analyzed coastal communities are in flood plains. […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska, along with many other states for whom coal is an important natural resource,Friday filed a petition in U.S. District Court, District of Washington D.C., asking the court to vacate a recently adopted U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) rule that would, if left unchecked, severely undercut Alaska’s exclusive jurisdiction […]