Enjoy salmon tacos from Juneau’s Taqueria while visiting scientists explain how salmon habitat in Alaska is identified and what that means for public policy. On Thursday March 1st from 12:00pm – 1:00pm at the Alaska Education Association’s Conference Room (201 Main St, Juneau, AK), UFA’s Salmon Habitat Information Program is sponsoring a panel of experts called “Defining...
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Sen. Sullivan and Lt. Gov. Mallott in Ottawa
Transboundary news to share! Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott recently returned from Ottawa, the federal capital of Canada. The two held meetings with Canadian government officials to communicate Alaskans long-standing concerns about mining and other industrial pollution in transboundary rivers that flow across the border between between B.C. and Alaska Please take a moment and thank Sen....
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Bristol Bay Protections Back on the Table
Bristol Bay News On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made a major announcement: they will keep the 404(c) protections that can offer permanent protections to Bristol Bay on the table. In a statement, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt explained that after listening to stakeholders within the Bristol Bay region, Alaska and nationwide, “it is my...