WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA is announcing the availability of $20 million in funding for projects that will advance the coastal habitat restoration and climate resilience priorities of tribes and underserved communities. This is the third and final round of this funding opportunity, which is available through the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Of the $20 million in funding available, 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: On the evening of November 16, the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Statewide 24-hour Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline received a report of a dead whale. It had been found on the beach near the Coastal Trail in Anchorage. The following day, biologists with the Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services(link is external) and NOAA Fisheries collected information about the whale. They took photos, measurements, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Island waters were on the warm side for a good part of the year. In fact, winter sea surface temperatures in 2023-2024 were among the 10 warmest years since 1900 in the Aleutians. The eastern Bering Sea appears to be in a period of transition as it continues to recover from record heatwave conditions (2014-2021). This year's Ecosystem Status Reports provide a c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: At the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit today, Departments of the Interior, Education and Health and Human Services (HHS) released a 10-year National Plan on Native Language Revitalization, which outlines a comprehensive, government-wide strategy to support the revitalization, protection, preservation and reclamation of Native languages. The plan, a joint effort of the agencies, charts a path to h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: SEATTLE (December 9, 2024) -- Today the U.S. EPA announced three Alaska Native organizations will receive more than $3.8 million in grant funding to assess and clean up legacy contamination on lands conveyed through the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. These grants are part of more than $47 million in funding that EPA received in the past two years to assess and clean up contaminated sites on A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska. The 60-day registration period to apply for FEMA federal assistance for this year's Mendenhall Glacier flooding ends December 16, 2024. Late applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis up to 60-days past the deadline. December 16 is also the last day the Disaster Recovery Center will be open at the Mendenhall Valley Public Librar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: Secretary Deb Haaland today applauded the 400 co-stewardship agreements signed by the Biden-Harris administration with Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations and consortiums in remarks at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit. The annual event, re-initiated by President Biden, provides an opportunity for Administration and Tribal leaders from the 574 federall more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state in September 2024. The national job openings rate was 4.5 percent, with the total number of job openings at 7.4 million. Alaska and Arkansas had the highest job openings rates, at 6.9 percent each. California had the most job openings, at 554,000, followed by Texas (525,000). Vermon more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: NRCS is improving access to its watershed programs to better enable Alaska Native Villages, tribes and tribal organizations to get funding for infrastructure and recovery projects. Note: the release was updated on Dec. 9 to include the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) Program. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is impro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- President Biden issued the following proclamation on Dec. 9, 2024, on the establishment of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: * * * For a century and a half spanning the early 19th and mid- 20th centuries, the Federal Government removed American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children (Native children) from their families, Tribes, and homelands, often by force or coercion, and transported them to institutions across the United Stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Secretary Deb Haaland today applauded the 400 co-stewardship agreements signed by the Biden-Harris administration with Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations and consortiums in remarks at the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit. The annual event, re-initiated by President Biden, provides an opportunity for Administration and Tribal leaders from the 574 federally recognized Tribes to discuss ways the fede more PR