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Field Notes-Herring Spawn KCHU Audio
Host Hayley Fleming talks abut herring spawn in Prince William Sound
EPA Blocks Pebble Mine-AP
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step Tuesday and blocked a proposed mine heralded by backers as the most significant undeveloped copper and gold resource in the world because of concerns about its environmental impact on a rich Alaska aquatic ecosystem that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery.
RCAC to Meet in Anchorage 1/26-27
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council will hold a board meeting in Anchorage on Thursday and Friday, January 26-27, 2023.
DOT&PF Seeks Public Review of Summer 2023 Ferry Schedule
Comments open for the next two weeks.
(JUNEAU, Alaska) — The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) 2023 Summer Schedule is now open for public comment. The schedule and supporting documentation can be found here: https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/doc/service_notices/2023_summer_considerations.pdf
Valdez Special Election February 7th
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to applicable law and ordinances (or Code of Laws of the City of Valdez) a Special Election will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to vote on the following Proposition:
US gets 1 bid for oil and gas lease in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
By AUDREY McAVOY December 30, 2022 The U.S. government on Friday said it received one bid for the right to drill offshore for oil and gas in Alaska’s Cook Inlet near habitat for bears, salmon, humpback whales and endangered beluga whales. Hilcorp Alaska LLC submitted the sole bid — $63,983 […]
DOT Seeks Comments
Your input has helped shape the Draft Long-Range Transportation Plan and Freight Plan – and they’re now ready for public comment and review! View Virtual Public Meeting #3 to learn about the draft plans’ goals and actions and how they will guide transportation in Alaska for the next 25 years: https://arcg.is/15vmm2.
Pavement Project Meeting 5:30 8/25 at the Civic Center
Thursday, August 25, 2022 Community Meeting, 5:30 – 7:30 PM: Come and learn more about the project and ask the project team questions.
Another Company Gives Up ANWR Lease-AP
An Alaska state corporation is the only remaining leaseholder in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that intends to pursue plans to explore for oil and gas on the refuge’s coastal plain after another private company gave up its lease in the region.