SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 16 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: The common murre is a self-sufficient, resilient bird. Though the seabird must eat about half of its body weight in prey each day, common murres are experts at catching the small "forage fish" they need to survive. Herring, sardines, anchovies and even juvenile salmon are no match for a hungry murre. So when nearly one million common murres died at sea and washed ashore from Ca more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 18 -- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following public notice: An application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan, under Alaska Statute 46.04.030 and in accordance with 18 AAC 75, has been received by the Department of Environmental Conservation. The details are as follow: Applicant: Andeavor LLC 54741 Energy Way Kenai, AK 99611 Proposed Activity: Review of a Plan Renewal application package for an Oil Discharge Pr more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 14 -- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following public notice: The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) proposes to issue Air Quality Control Minor Permit AQ1484MSS02 to ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (CPAI)'s for the Greater Mooses Tooth 1/Mooses Tooth 6 (GMT1/MT6) stationary source. Applicant: ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., P.O. Box 100360, Anchorage, AK 99510-0360 Location: Latitude: 70.2543 North; Longitude: 151.4835 West A more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 18 -- The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following public notice: An application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan, under Alaska Statute 46.04.030 and in accordance with 18 AAC 75, has been received by the Department of Environmental Conservation. The details are as follow: Applicant: Crowley Fuels LLC 201 Arctic Slope Avenue Anchorage, AK 99518-3033 Proposed Activity: Review of a plan renewal application package fo more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 17 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Jan. 15: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy held a press conference at Turnagain Elementary School unveiling the Alaska Reads Act, legislation to create a comprehensive statewide K-3 reading program designed to improve reading outcomes. The Alaska Reads Act is focused on enhancing interventions for struggling readers and offering targeted school-improvement in the state's lowest performing schools. "For th more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 17 -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued the following public notice: Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Southcentral Regional Land Office has received an application for the following: APPLICANT: Chugach Electric Association Inc. PROJECT NAME: LAS 33133 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Located in the tidelands near Point MacKenzie. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Sections 4 & 5, Township 13 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian. REQUESTED ACTIVITY: Chugach Electric Association Inc. ha more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 14 -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued the following public notice (No. ADL 233463): Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Southcentral Regional Land Office has received an application for the following: APPLICANT: Matanuska Electric Association Inc GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Willow, Alaska LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Within Section 21 and 22, Township 019 North, Range 005 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska. REQUESTED ACTIVITY: Matanuska Electric Association, has requested the crea more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 16 -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued the following public notice: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Natural Resources, under the authority of AS 40.15.305, shall hold a public hearing. The hearing concerns a petition submitted by Roland Nehring to eliminate the boundary common to Lot A, Alaska State Land Survey 2006-59 (Plat 2012-20 KRD) and the parcel described in the Quitclaim Deed at Book 334 Page 527 KRD, and depicted on the Record of Surv more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 14 -- The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued the following public notice (No. 231764): Notice is hereby given that the Division of Mining, Land and Water has made a preliminary decision under AS 38.05.035(e) to reconvey the following erroneously conveyed State land to the United States of America for conveyance to the Native allotment applicant noted below pursuant to AS 38.05.035(b)(9) and in accordance with the Stipulated Procedures for Implementation of Order  more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, Jan. 16 -- The University of Central Florida issued the following news: * * * - Trubacz will serve until a new CFO is hired by the university's next president. * * * Joseph Trubacz, a 30-year veteran of higher-education leadership, was hired as UCF's interim chief financial officer beginning this week. Trubacz has 30 years of experience working in finance, planning and institutional research at higher education institutions in Alaska, Colorado, Florida and Minnesota -- whe more PR