Application period opens for land, water conservation grants
Officials with the Alaska Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation (DPOR) will be accepting applications for the Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) from...
City of Cordova updates local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Kevin Johnson, Cordova public works director, said the plan is heavily focused on hazards such as tsunamis, landslides and flooding.
Marine debris funds will target Pribilof Island archipelago
Federal funds totaling $113,000 have been allocated to help
the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island and the St. George Traditional Council
to remove marine debris...
CEC plans upgrades for Humpback Creek hydropower
The project is to begin over the next few months and be completed by 2027.
Willow oil project approved, challenged by environmental lawsuits
While the Biden administration has approved ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), conservation entities, backed by Alaska Native people who...
USACE seeks more comment on mine EIS analysis
A steady stream of people delivered written comments to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on how to frame its analysis for the environmental...
Recycling firm will pick up fishing nets this summer
For harvesters in Cordova interested in recycling those huge, old commercial fishing nets, there are still two opportunities to do so before the season...
Science report highlights values, cultural importance of NPR-A
A new technical and scientific report released on April 21 highlights the ecological and cultural significance of the Western Arctic – including 23-million acres...
$2.6 billion federal package aims to protect coastal communities
A $2.6 billion framework of federal funds announced on Tuesday are to be invested in coastal resilience for the benefit of coastal communities impacted...
Pebble Permit Fight Rises to U.S. Supreme Court
State of Alaska officials are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) veto of a Clean Water Act...
