EPA Region 10 supports Pacific Northwest and Alaskan efforts to identify and reduce toxic threats SEATTLE (July 29,2020)— Aggressively addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continues to be an active and ongoing priority for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA has made significant progress implementing the PFAS Action Plan—a comprehensive cross-agency plan to address an emerging chemical-of-concern that has appeared in ground and drinking water […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Don Young (R-AK) and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) applauded Commissioner Andrew Wheeler’s announcement that the EPA plans to issue a rule in June relaxing air pollution standards for diesel generators in remote areas of Alaska. Diesel generators are the exclusive power source for many remote areas in Alaska. EPA […]
APD officers responded to the Arctic Tern Inn at approximately 5:30 am on Tuesday morning after receiving a report of an altercation between a man and a woman outside of the business. When they arrived at the location police contacted the woman who told them that she had picked up an unknown man at a […]
Troopers reported on Wednesday on an accident that occurred on Saturday at mile 159 of the Sterling Highway in Anchor Point. They report that they were responding to the scene of a single vehicle rollover at that location, but, when they arrived on scene, they found that three other vehicles had been involved in collisions […]