ANCHORAGE, AK — Friday, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Alaska Department of Law responded to a press release by the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that appears hypocritical. The release indicates that federal agencies are leading the effort to accelerate cleanup of Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) contaminated lands. This […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Western Towboat, continues to lead the response efforts for the grounded tug in the Neva Strait, which initially occurred Monday morning. The tug owner, Western Towboat, contracted Hanson Maritime, SEAPRO, and Global Diving & Salvage who are currently on-scene […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Western Towboat have established a unified command in response to a tug grounding in the Neva Strait, Monday. No injuries have been reported and all four crew members were safely transferred from Western Mariner, an 83-foot inspected tug, to a nearby vessel. All […]
Mine operations will cause mercury to spike to unsafe levels BETHEL, AK — The Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council (ONC), a federally recognized Tribe based in Bethel, took legal action today to protect the Kuskokwim River and its tributaries from the irreversible damage that will be caused by the Donlin Gold Mine. ONC filed a Notice […]