SEATTLE, May 6 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Aircraft technicians at Horizon Air ratify new four-year contract Horizon Air maintenance technicians and fleet service agents, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), have ratified a new four-year contract that includes significant improvements such as increases to the wage scale, separate vacation and sick leave accruals and other more PR

SEATTLE, May 9 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Air Group announces leadership promotions in key enterprise oversight roles Brooke Vatheuer has been promoted to senior vice president of safety and audit programs for Alaska Air Group and Alaska Airlines. Allie Wittenberger has been elected vice president of audit programs for Alaska Airlines. The Alaska Air Group board of directors has placed two  more PR

SEATTLE, May 9 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Air Group CEO Ben Minicucci statement on DOT's air traffic control action plan Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines applaud the critical and historic plan for investment that Secretary Duffy and the Trump Administration are proposing today to rebuild and modernize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) system. I appreciat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has granted accreditation to AmSpec LLC, located in Kenai, Alaska, as a commercial gauger and laboratory. This approval allows AmSpec LLC to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products, as well as conduct laboratory testing on these products for customs purposes. The accreditation is effective as of June 6, 2023, and will remain in place for the next three years, with the next inspecti more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Applauds Advancement of House Natural Resources Committee Budget Reconciliation Proposal WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 7, 2025 - Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) applauded the passage of the House Committee on Natural Resources' budget reconciliation proposal, which will generate significant revenue by unlocking Alaska's extraordinary energy and resource potential. On day one, Cong more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Begich Introduces Bill to Reauthorize National Volcano Monitoring System WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 6, 2025 - This week, Congressman Nick Begich (AK-R) introduced legislation (link is external) to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS) through 2030, ensuring continued investment in public safety and scientific monitoring of volcanic threats ac more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Court Hearing: Southwest Alaska Tribes Challenge Donlin Gold Mine's Federal Permits Anchorage, Alaska -- Six tribes in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta region of Southwest Alaska are challenging key federal authorizations for the Donlin Gold Mine in a lawsuit before the U.S. District Court in Alaska. The legal challenge, originally filed in 2023 by Earthjustice on behalf of the tribes, more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 5 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Statement on House Natural Resources Committee Legislative Attack on Public Lands in Alaska Anchorage, AK -- The House Natural Resources Committee begins work tomorrow marking up a draft of the committee's budget reconciliation bill. The current draft of the bill proposes an all-out assault on America's public lands with a focus on maximum oil and gas drilling in Alas more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- A coalition of environmental organizations has submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce, emphasizing the critical role of mature and old-growth forests in national security and urging against increased timber production on federal lands. The letter, addressed to Stephen Astle, Director of the Defense Industrial Base Division, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, was submitted in response to a request for public comments on the national security  more ST

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the motor vehicle emissions budgets submitted for the Fairbanks North Star Borough in Alaska are adequate for transportation conformity purposes under the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The determination applies to state implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation on December 4, 2024, known as the Fairbanks Revised 189(d more PR

SEATTLE, May 6 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Fall in love with Seoul: Why autumn is the best time to go (and how to fly there for $999) Getting to South Korea from the West Coast has never been easier. Our new nonstop service between Seattle and Seoul takes flight Sept. 12. Starting May 6 through May 13, you can book $999 roundtrip fares to Seoul from our Seattle hub. Seoul is a city worth savoring,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed granting Trident Seafoods Corporation an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to take small numbers of northern sea otters from the Southwest Alaska stock for the period of one year, starting from the issuance date. This authorization would cover activities related to pile driving and marine construction in Kodiak, Alaska's Near Island Channel, where Trident is conducting the repair a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Five Planned Parenthood Affiliates Sue Trump Administration Over Attacks on Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, five Planned Parenthood affiliates -- Planned Parenthood Greater New York (PPGNY), Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky (PPGNHAIK), Planned Parenthood of the Heartland (PPH), Planned Parenthood California  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Here is your Ombudsman of the Year! Coast Guard Ombudsman Morgan Holden has been named the 2024 Wanda Allen-Yearout Ombudsman of the Year and was formally recognized at an awards ceremony at the Strategic Study and Development Program on April 30, 2025. Holden and her family have been stationed in Juneau, Alaska, for three years, where she volunteers as the District 17 ombudsman. She's more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-53) on a resolution (H.Res. 310) dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the at-large congressional district of Alaska. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on April 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * DISMISSING THE ELECTION CONTEST IN THE AT-LARGE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ALASKA The Committee on House Administration, having had under consideration a more ST

WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Alaska Below is a list of good news arising from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans in 2017, and which now must be made permanent across the board. The average annual TCJA tax cut for Alaska households is $1,516. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL IRS DATA, THE TRUMP TAX CUTS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING: 17% tax more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Maternal and Infant Mortality Crisis Bipartisan Senators Lead Effort to Combat Infant and Maternal Mortality Across the United States Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act, bipartisan legislation that ad more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Maternal and Infant Mortality Crisis Bipartisan Senators Lead Effort to Combat Infant and Maternal Mortality Across the United States Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act, bipartisan legislation that ad more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Maternal and Infant Mortality Crisis Bipartisan Senators Lead Effort to Combat Infant and Maternal Mortality Across the United States Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act, bipartisan legislation that ad more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Merkley, Schatz, Murkowski Sound the Alarm Over Staffing Shortages at the Indian Health Service Washington, D.C. - Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Senate Indian Affairs Vice Chairman Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), and Senate Indian Affairs Chairman and Senate Interior-Environment Ap more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Schatz, Murkowski Sound the Alarm Over Staffing Shortages at the Indian Health Service Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Indian Affairs Vice Chairman Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Senate Indian Affairs Chairman and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Lisa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Cantwell Reintroduce Legislation to Reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today introduced a bill to reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, to help communities prepare for, and respond to, landslides. The bill passed the Senate late last year, but failed to pass the House of Representa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Schatz Honor National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Vice Chairman of the SCIA, released the following statement recognizing National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Ind more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 6 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * Native Village of Port Lions, GCI partnership brings 2.5 gig residential internet speeds to Port Lions and Ouzinkie The two communities are part of the Aleutians Fiber Project which aims to close the digital divide in the region ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Fiber-optic connectivity has arrived in Port Lions and Ouzinkie! These are the first of six communities to be connected through the second phas more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Operation Restore Justice: FBI Arrests 205 Alleged Child Sex Abuse Offenders in Nationwide Crackdown Three Arrested and Charged in the District of Alaska Through the Initiative In an unprecedented nationwide operation to protect our children and mark April's National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the FBI announces Operation Restore Justice, a five-day, sweeping FBI initiative to identify, track, and arrest child sex predat more PR

BASALT, Colorado, May 9 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: * * * The SAFc Registry, Chooose, and Alaska Airlines Partner to Streamline Sustainable Aviation Fuel Certificate Transactions The SAFc Registry launches an industry-first integration with Chooose to streamline SAF transactions, boost trust, and drive sustainable aviation fuel adoption. Boulder, CO - May 8 , 2025 The SAFc Registry and Chooose have partnered in a first-of-its-kind software integration to st more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Advances Padilla, Murkowski Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced that the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously advanced their bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) through Fiscal Year  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murkowski Reiterates Her Support for Public Broadcasting Washington, DC - In an opinion piece published in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner this morning, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) reiterated her support for public broadcasting as the administration proposes to cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The senator outlined the unique value that public broadcasting of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Presses Commerce Nominee on NOAA Surveys Needed for Alaska Fishermen WASHINGTON --U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today pressed the nominee to serve as deputy secretary of the Department of Commerce, Mr. Paul Dabbar, on concerns about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) ability to complete fish more PR

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Van Hollen Recognize U.S. Foreign Service Day WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, announced a resolution celebrating May 2, 2025 as "Foreign Service Day." The day recognizes the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States and  more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 6 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * Supporting hope, healing and connection in Alaska through GCI Suicide Prevention Fund $100,000 in grants available to support Alaska organizations working to prevent suicide and promote mental wellness ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- GCI has opened applications for its 2025 Suicide Prevention Fund, continuing its commitment to mental health support across Alaska. The $100,000 annual grant program has more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * TSA reminds Alaskans that REAL ID enforcement begins May 7, 2025 Travelers are encouraged to review list of TSA acceptable IDs to use when flying commercial Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and the Alaska Department of Administration today reminded the public that  more PR

LONDON, Canada, May 7 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Arctic fossils reveal world's oldest salmon and carp relatives Western researchers uncover an ancient polar ecosystem - and surprising birthplace for familiar fish By Jeff Renaud Most people picture the time of dinosaurs as a steamy, tropical world. But during the Late Cretaceous period, northern Alaska was a different kind of wild. Located far above the Arctic Circle, it endured months of winter darkness and freez more PR