NOAA Fisheries is soliciting input on its draft Climate Regional Action Plans to address climate-science needs in each region over the next three years Changing climate and oceans are affecting the nation’s valuable living marine resources and the people, businesses and communities that depend on them. From warming oceans and rising seas, to droughts and […]
Washington — This morning the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published in the Federal Register a proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization and accompanying draft environmental assessment that would greenlight the harassment of polar bears during seismic exploration on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Southern […]
ANCHORAGE – The Bureau of Land Management has extended the public comment period for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (NPR-A IAP Draft EIS). The new deadline is 10 p.m. (Alaska Standard Time) Feb. 5, extending the previous timeline from 45 days to 60. The BLM extended the […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – Wednesday, the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) released the draft Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) Economic Reshaping Report. The report sought to identify potential reductions to the State of Alaska’s financial obligation and/or liability as related to the AMHS. Findings from the report will be used to shape future […]
Proposed management plan would gut protections for the largest Arctic lake in the United States and other Special Areas Another federal agency action threatens the health of Arctic land, water, wildlife, and people already suffering the consequences of industrialization and climate change. The Bureau of Land Managementtook the next step toward undercutting protections for designated […]
New Oct. 29 deadline gives members of the public 15 additional days to provide input ANCHORAGE — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) extended the deadline Thursday for public comments on the proposed Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) from 45 to 60 days, moving the deadline to Oct. […]
New Oct. 29 deadline gives members of the public 15 additional days to provide input ANCHORAGE — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) extended the deadline today for public comments on the proposed Willow Master Development Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) from 45 to 60 days, moving the deadline from Oct. 15 to […]
Government scientists conclude that Pebble plan and Army Corps Assessment fail to assure Bristol Bay Fisheries will be protected Naknek, AK — As Bristol Bay commercial fishermen haul in millions of fish a day during the peak of another strong season, top State and Federal agency scientists have submitted comment letters to the U.S. […]