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 […]
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Prince William Sound RCAC Recertification Application for Public Review
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council is seeking recertification as the alternative voluntary advisory group for Prince William Sound, as authorized under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90). The application has been submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard
Prince William Sound RCAC updates position on dispersant use during an oil spill
Prevention and mechanical recovery should remain primary options
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.
RCAC to Meet in Seward 9/22-23
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council will hold a board meeting in Seward on Thursday and Friday, September 22-23, 2022.
Aleut Community of St. Paul Island nominates Stellar Sea Lion Sanctuary
An Alaska Native tribe has nominated an area around the Pribilof Islands that supports Stellar sea lions, northern fur seals and other marine life for consideration as a national marine sanctuary.
Prince William Sound RCAC announces election of board officers
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council held its annual board meeting in Valdez, Alaska, on May 5-6, 2022. Among other business, the board convened to elect officers who will serve from May 2022 to May 2023.
Copper River Watershed Project Needs Volunteers
The first Fishing Web Recycling Event of 2022 is coming up next week! Drop off web, May 4, 5, & 6: 10 am – 3 pm, daily. I
Public Meetings-Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Environmental Impact
The BLM announces public meetings on Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program
Science Center Building Begins
Construction has begun on the Prince William Sound Science Center’s forthcoming 5-
acre waterfront campus. Founded just after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, the nonprofit
Science Center has focused heavily on climate, oceanography, fisheries, birds and oil spill
research in the region,