[content id=”79272″] ANCHORAGE – A Cordova corporation was sentenced Thursday to a $450,000 fine, $550,000 in restitution, and 5 years of probation. According to court documents, Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation (“PWSAC”) illegally disposed of hazardous waste at one of its hatcheries. On June 27, 2018, the maintenance manager at the Cannery Creek Hatchery instructed […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration today to assist the City of Anderson, within the Denali Borough, with their response to ongoing water and sewer issues. The declaration activates the state’s Public Assistance program that is designed to fund emergency response costs and help communities rebuild infrastructure damaged by […]
ANCHORAGE – A federal grand jury in Anchorage returned an indictment charging two men from Seward, Alaska, with disposing of fifteen 55-gallon drums of an oily substance at the Granite Creek Recreation Area in the Chugach National Forest and causing the contents to leak. According to court documents, James Withrow, 56, and Bruce Jackson, aka […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (August 4, 2021) – For the fifth year in a row, multiple entities and tribes are coming together to assist Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta region villages with the removal of hazardous electronic waste. The goal of this effort is to safely dispose of electronics and other materials that would otherwise end up in a […]