Chilkat Valley residents opposing the proposed Palmer Project. The letter urges the Assembly to “keep the Chilkat River free of acid-generating mines and full of fish – forever.”...
“Today’s revocation is a major step forward for Alaskans to realize the promise the federal government made to us more than 60 years ago – a statehood land entitlement for Alaska to develop its resources and support its residents,” said Alaska Department...
“Black-tailed deer hunting is ingrained into the social fabric of Southeast Alaska for local Native communities and sport hunters alike. Forestry drives the economic well-being of local residents and provides forest products to markets worldwide,” stated Steve Belinda, BDF Chief Conservation Officer. “By using active...
Results from fecal tests and other tissue samples, such as liver or kidney, showed saxitoxin exposure in all eight fur seals sampled, at varying levels. “One seal had the highest level of saxitoxin ever recorded for a northern fur seal,” said...
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council made a move to help limit the amount of chum salmon bycatch during commercial fishing seasons in the Bering Sea. ...
“This rollback is clearly not lawful and I’m deeply concerned about the harms this drilling project would cause to the Arctic Ocean’s sensitive marine ecosystem,” said Rebecca Noblin, Alaska senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The only real emergency...
“If the Administration’s decision to sell off public lands in the Western Arctic to oil and gas development were truly for the common good, it wouldn’t face such widespread opposition,” said Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, Executive Director of Grandmothers Growing Goodness. "A long history...
