(Juneau) — The State of Alaska strongly opposes draft regulations published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that would usurp the state’s authority to manage fish and wildlife in Alaska’s 16 national wildlife refuges. Released Thursday for preliminary public review, the proposed rule would require that fish and wildlife be managed for natural fluctuations, […]
Public comment is being sought through June 3, 2015, on a Coast Guard port access route study aimed at reducing maritime casualties and increasing efficiency of commercial vessel traffic movement, as vessel traffic increases in Alaska. Coast Guard officials in Juneau said Dec. 8 that they are seeking comments from as many different waterway users […]
FAIRBANKS — The BLM has received a proposal from Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc. to conduct mineral assessment work near the Fort Knox gold mine on BLM-managed lands withdrawn for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA utilizes adjacent federal lands for its Fairbanks Satellite Operations Facility. Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc.’s proposed work […]