(Anchorage) — Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a Disaster Declaration for the January 11, 2022 Southeast Alaska Storm, which activated emergency response options and the state’s Public Assistance disaster recovery program. “As Governor my administration will move quickly to address disaster events and help overwhelmed communities,” said Governor Dunleavy. “Many Alaskan communities have struggled this winter […]
WHO: Native Movement, Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network, Environment America, Alaska Environment, Environmental Action, Student Public Interest Research Groups, The Wilderness Society, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Audubon Alaska, Alaska Wilderness League, and the Center for Biological Diversity. WHAT: Rally for the Tongass — a […]
“We found microplastics in every single rain sample (gathered in Juneau),” Sonia Nagorski told a group of people listening to her talk at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans on Dec. 13, 2021. Nagorski — a professor at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau — was presenting via her computer while […]
“The Tongass National Forest’s indispensable habitats serve as home to a multitude of species and also play a vital role in helping fight global warming,” said one conservation advocate. Environmental protection groups on Friday applauded the United States Department of Agriculture’s proposal to reinstate a 20-year-old rule protecting North America’s largest temperate rainforest, the Tongass […]