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Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Issues Notice Involving Kodiak Electric Association (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 20 -- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following public notice:
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) proposes to issue renewal Air Quality Control Operating Permit AQ0180TVP04 to Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. for the Nyman Power Plant, under Alaska Statutes 46.14 and regulation 18 AAC 50.
Applicant: Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. (KEA), PO Box 787, Kodiak, AK 99615
Location: Latitude: 57 43' 50" North
Longitude: more PR
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy Comments on BP, Hilcorp Alaska Transaction (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy shared the following statement on the progress made in the transaction of BP's Alaska assets to Hilcorp Alaska:
"We are glad to hear that BP and Hilcorp Alaska are committed to finding employment opportunities for those impacted by the transaction. Since the announcement in August, the majority of BP's employees have accepted positions with Hilcorp Alaska - this is an assuring more PR
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy: Continued Good News - Alaska Unemployment Hits New Low (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced that November 2019's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at a record low of 6.1% statewide.
"November marks the fourth straight month of record low unemployment rates in Alaska. This trend of low unemployment shows increasing opportunities for job seekers in Alaska's growing economy," said Governor Mike Dunleavy.
"Alaska has added more PR
California A.G. Becerra Opposes Federal Attempt to Exempt Alaska's Tongass National Forest From Critical Environmental Protection (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 16 -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following news release:
Attorney General Becerra, leading a multistate coalition, filed comments opposing the U.S. Forest Service's (Forest Service) proposed rule exempting Alaska's Tongass National Forest (Tongass) from the national Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule). Exempting Tongass from the Roadless Rule -- which prohibits certain road construction and timber harvesting in national forests more PR
Juneau Department of Law Has Raised Over $35,000 for Those in Need Since 1998 (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 19 -- Alaska Attorney General Kevin G. Clarkson issued the following news release:
The Juneau office of the Department of Law has quietly been helping the most needy in the community with food over the holiday season for two decades to the tune of $35,733 and tens of thousands of pounds of food. In 1998, the office started a tradition where employees engage in a friendly competition for the coveted "Pork & Beans Trophy" by dividing themselves into two teams usually based on more PR
Thawing Permafrost Affecting Northern Alaska's Land-to-Ocean River Flows: University of Massachusetts (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 [TNSenvironmentresearch-Cryosphere journal] -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst campus issued the following news:
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- UMass Amherst, multi-institution team see cascading effects of climate warming
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A new analysis of the changing character of runoff, river discharge and other hydrological cycle elements across the North Slope of Alaska reveals significant increases in the proportion of subsurface runoff and cold season discharge, changes the aut more PR
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