WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Trump EPA accelerated its ongoing effort to gut landmark safeguards that protect public health and the environment from toxic coal ash pollution by weakening safeguards for coal ash piles and sites where coal ash is placed on or beneath the ground. On the chopping block are federal safeguards for coal ash […]
The Department of Justice’s Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that a Kaktovik man faces federal charges for knowingly taking a polar bear in a manner unlawful under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and has been charged with Wasteful Taking of a Marine Mammal. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened an investigation this Spring after […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard officials provide an update in regard to the Heather Anne, Wednesday, after Alaska Department of Natural Resource representatives issued a Letter of State Interest to the vessel owner. The letter was issued on July 1 and gives the owner of the vessel until July 15 to provide the state […]
Toxic Discharges from Oil & Gas Facilities Would Increase HOMER, AK—Cook Inletkeeper today called-out the Dunleavy Administration for weakening a key Clean Water Act permit that would allow the oil and gas industry to increase toxic dumping in prime salmon, halibut, and beluga whale habitat. The proposed permit covers oil and gas production wastes from […]