Valdez United Way Board of Directors is currently accepting letters of interest from community members in order to fill open seats on our Board of Directors. Community members with financial experience are especially encouraged to apply. Valdez United Way is an all-volunteer board that is dedicated to supporting non-profit organizations […]
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State Approves ExxonMobil’s Point Thomson Expansion Plan
State Approves ExxonMobil’s Point Thomson Expansion Plan Decision will increase oil production; adds momentum to Alaska LNG Project December 22, 2017 ANCHORAGE – The State of Alaska has approved ExxonMobil’s plan to engineer the expansion of the Point Thomson project on the North Slope, with state and company officials calling […]
Digital Technology Aids Caribou Count
(Fairbanks) – Counting caribou in Alaska’s largest herds has become more effective, thanks to a pair of newly acquired digital aerial camera systems. The systems replace World War II-era black-and-white film cameras previously used since the 1970s and enabled biologists last summer to pinpoint numbers for the Porcupine, Fortymile, […]
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Governor Walker Issues Disaster Declaration for North Slope Borough
Late-September storm produced perilous conditions, flooding, damage in Utqiagvik November 15, 2017 ANCHORAGE — Governor Bill Walker late yesterday issued a declaration of disaster for the North Slope Borough following a strong Arctic sea storm in September. The declaration makes available $1 million from the state’s Disaster Relief Fund, and […]
Governor Walker Signs Administrative Order Establishing Climate Change Strategy for Alaska
Climate Action Leadership Team will focus on mitigation, adaptation, research & response October 31, 2017 JUNEAU — Recognizing that Alaska is the United States’ ground zero for the impacts of climate change, Governor Bill Walker today signed Administrative Order 289 establishing the Alaska Climate Change Strategy and Climate Action […]