JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 17 -- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following public notice: The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) proposes to issue Air Quality Control Operating Permit No. AQ1527TVP01 for the Milne Point L-Pad under Alaska Statutes 46.14 and regulation 18 AAC 50. Applicant: Hilcorp Alaska, LLC 3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 1400 Anchorage, AK 99503 Location: Latitude: 70- 29' 48.1812" North; Longitude: 149- 38' 7.224" West Activi more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 17 -- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following public notice: The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) proposes to issue Air Quality Control Operating Permit No. AQ0211TVP04 for the Kodiak Generating Facility under Alaska Statutes 46.14 and regulation 18 AAC 50. Applicant: Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. P.O. Box 787 Kodiak, AK 99615-0787 Location: Latitude: 57- 6' 7.5" North; Longitude: 135- 18' 23.5" West Activity: more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 17 -- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following public notice: The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) proposes to issue Air Quality Control Operating Permit No. AQ0319TVP04 for the St. Paul Power Plant under Alaska Statutes 46.14 and regulation 18 AAC 50. Applicant: City of Saint Paul PO Box 901 Saint Paul, AK 99660 Location: Latitude: 57- 8' 3.43" North; Longitude: 170- 15' 54.92" West Activity: The St. Paul Power Pl more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today announced his appointees to the Alaska Railroad Corporation Board and the Alaska Aerospace Corporation Board. Governor Dunleavy has appointed Craig Campbell to the Business Owner/ Manager seat on the Board of Directors of the Alaska Railroad Corporation, effective September 11, 2019 through October 3, 2019, and reappointed October 3, 2019 through October 3,  more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy today announced the appointment of Samantha Cherot as Alaska Public Defender, filling the position vacated in April by Quinlan Steiner. In accordance with AS 18.85.030, Ms. Cherot was selected from a list of three applicants provided to the Governor by the Alaska Judicial Council on August 20, 2019, and will serve a term of four years upon Legislative confirmation. more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 20 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, throughout American history, generations of military servicemen and women have embodied devotion and patriotism by sacrificing their own personal safety to protect our country, our people, and our freedom; and WHEREAS, too many of these brave patriots were either captured in conflict and imprisoned by an enemy, or went missing in action, and have never returned home; and WHEREAS, the families more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, September 17, 2019, marks the two hundred and thirty-second anniversary of the framing of the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention; and WHEREAS, on this day, we reflect on the magnitude of the relevance and importance of the Constitution, and the impact it has on our daily lives; and WHEREAS, the 55 delegates who penned the Constitution solidified our  more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement after the Senate Republicans rejected the confirmation of Alaska State Rep. Laddie Shaw to fill the vacancy to Senate District M: "Today, a majority of Senate Republicans failed to confirm Representative Laddie Shaw to fill the vacancy to Senate District M - the seat held by the late Senator Chris Birch. Laddie Shaw is well-qualified, there's no question. He was overwhelmingly elected into office, his Di more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: At a signing ceremony held today at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living Memorial in Anchorage, Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy signed into law Senate Bill 40 establishing the month of February each year as Black History Month in Alaska. SB 40, sponsored by Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson, honors and recognizes the contributions that African Americans have made in Alaska and the United States. "We  more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 16 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: The 21st annual American Indian Tourism Conference is returning to Oklahoma Sept. 16-19 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. The conference is organized by the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) and is the only national conference in the U.S. dedicated to travel and tourism in and for Indian Country. "The American Indian Tourism Conference pla more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 21 [TNSscientificresearch] -- Clark University issued the following news: * * * - Clark student works with Professor Karen Frey to track impacts of climate change * * * Some people just know how to get away. For two weeks in July, during a period of record heat in New England, Clark University undergraduate Sophie Spiliotopoulos '20 was cruising the arctic waters along the northern and western shores of Alaska. The ship was not a luxury liner, however, but t more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Sept. 19 [TNSscientificresearch] -- The University of Colorado's Boulder Campus issued the following news: By Trent Knoss Researchers at CU Boulder's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) have been awarded $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the changing climate and rivers of Alaska and western Canada. Arctic temperatures are warming faster than nearly anywhere on Earth. It is not known how the rapid warming will impact rive more PR

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 17 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * - Researcher Perry Williams joins the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources * * * University of Nevada, Reno welcomes Perry Williams as a new assistant professor in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources. Williams concentrates his research on statistical and mathematical methods for estimating population processes to improve wildlife management  more PR