JUNEAU, Alaska, July 20 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: In an effort to support rural Alaska residents who utilize the state's Power Cost Equalization (PCE) relief, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy signed Senator Lyman Hoffman's Senate Bill 243 (SB 243) last week, raising the maximum kilowatt-hour (kWh) available to residential customers from 500 kWh to 750 kWh per month. "For many years I lived in rural Alaska, where I worked as an educator, met my wife, and r  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, July 21 (TNSres) -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: Researchers in East Carolina University's Program in Maritime Studies have received a $707,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration and Research to explore a World War II battle site near Alaska. The project, "Exploring Attu's Underwater Battlefield and Offshore Environment," will be led by Dominic Bush, a doctoral student in  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSconf) -- The National Indian Health Board issued the following news: The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) invites Tribal leaders, health directors, policy specialists, advocates, and allies to submit presenter abstracts for the 39th Annual National Tribal Health Conference on September 26-28, 2022. The National Tribal Health Conference explores health policy, Tribal health equity, and its impact on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribal nations. The Confe  more