BETHEL, Alaska –The Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Facility in Bethel experienced an inadvertent release of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) containing components of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) due to fire suppression system malfunction June 25. The release in and around the facility has been contained and cleaned, and any risk to the local population […]
Implements Regional Land Study, Helps Realize Benefits Promised Under ANCSA Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) and U.S. Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) introduced the Chugach Alaska Land Exchange and Oil Spill Recovery Act to direct a land exchange between the federal government and Chugach Alaska Corporation (Chugach). This […]
SITKA, Alaska — Coast Guard crews partnered with several state, tribal, and local organizations to conduct exercises to improve responses to oil spills in geographically sensitive areas, April 23-25. Included in the exercises were: Coast Guard District 17 Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska Coast Guard Air Station Sitka Coast Guard Auxiliary Sitka Tribe of Alaska Alaska […]
WASHINGTON – An offshore oil pipeline company controlled by JPMorgan Chase & Co. spilled more than 1 million gallons (more than 26,000 barrels) into the Gulf of Mexico on Monday according to the U.S. Coast Guard. According to reports, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observed an oil slick 3 to 4 miles wide coming from the pipeline, which […]