Anchorage — An Alaska Native Tribal Government and three conservation groups are suing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for failing to consider the future impacts of mine development before approving an exploration plan for a hardrock mine project in the Chilkat River watershed in Southeast Alaska. The Chilkat River — “Jilkaat Heeni” in […]
A Wiseman resident was sentenced to two years in prison last week after an August guilty plea in relation to two counts of threatening to assault federal officers, the Department of Justice announced. Following his release from prison, 52-year-old Jay Rolf Armstrong was ordered to be subject to one year of supervised release and to […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – The United Tribes of Bristol Bay (UTBB) and Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) will host a joint reception on October 18 to formalize and celebrate their unified efforts to protect their indigenous ways of life that are threatened by destructive mega-mines proposed in their respective regions. The reception will include the […]
Juneau, Alaska – Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company has pledged to renew a $300,000 commitment to the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) Center for Mine Training for their “Pathways to Mining Careers” program beginning in Fall 2017. This brings the company’s total investment in local mine training to more than $900,000 since 2011. The program […]