JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Jan. 14: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today issued a Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration effective 12:00am, January 15, 2021, until 12:00am February 14, 2021, due to the continuation of the COVID-19 virus in the State of Alaska. The Disaster Declaration enables the state's ongoing response to the increased outbreak of COVID-19 and is necessary to manage the efficient and orderly administrat more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Governor Mike Dunleavy is proud to announce the reopening of two State of Alaska highway road maintenance stations. The Birch Lake Station located on the Richardson Highway, and the Chitina Station on the Edgerton Highway, will reopen this winter to improve highway safety during Alaska's long winter season. "As I have always said, public safety remains the first priority of my administration," said Go more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The National Congress of American Indians issued the following news release on Jan. 14: The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is pleased to announce its partnership with Lumina Foundation to support the expansion of tribally-designed and driven K-12 curriculum in public schools, as well as funding to support opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) college students who choose to pursue research careers. Through a $200,000 grant from Lumina F more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Jan. 14 (TNSAwa) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news on Jan. 13: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today awarded the Clean Air Excellence Award in State/Local/Tribal Policy to the National Tribal Air Association (NTAA). Leadership of NTAA consists of executive committee members, a primary and alternate elected from each of EPA's 10 regional tribal caucuses and two representatives from Alaska. The administrative staff support of NTAA is administere more PR

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 12 -- The Tanana Chiefs Conference issued the following news release on Jan. 11: The Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Education Department was recently awarded a $300,000 a year Ch'oodoohk'ii grant from the Administration for Native Americans. The project--which will run for three years under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services--aims to create metadata or data that provides information about other data, for all current Alaska Native language r more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Jan. 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news on Jan. 11: The large mollusk known as the California mussel makes its home in the rocky shoreline along the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Alaska. Considered a "foundational" animal, Mytilus californianus provides homes for hundreds of other species and offers a rich food source for species ranging from spiny lobsters to humans. As the waters off our coasts change due to human influ more PR