JUNEAU, Alaska, July 16 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said Alaska has exhausted all options before filing a complaint today in U.S. District Court to compel the U.S. government to take responsibility for and address contaminated sites that it conveyed to Alaska Natives beginning some 50 years ago as part of the land exchanges under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). "The transfer of contaminated sites to Alaska N  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, July 12 (TNSper) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dashiell Hillgartner as Director of Admissions. This key position works to increase access to academic programs and contributes to strategic enrollment goals. The Director of Admissions provides leadership for all areas of undergraduate admissions across three campuses: Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka. Dash rec  more

KEENE, New Hampshire, July 13 (TNSres) -- Keene State College issued the following news: By Paul Miller, Director of Strategic Communications and Community Relations Tate Fairbank '24 would jump at a chance to go to the moon to research its geology and formation. But for now, environmental field research in other interesting places, like Alaska or Antarctica, or a fossil dig somewhere in the middle of nowhere will do. A recently completed internship could be a seminal step on Tate's scientif  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, July 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release on July 11, 2022: The Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center (ACRC) at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) released a comprehensive report on the impacts and response to climate change in Juneau titled, Juneau's Changing Climate and Community Response. From more frequent intense rainfall events to the response of local wildlife, the report features accessible information from twenty-three loc  more