ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 1 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason ruled against the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and in favor of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service yesterday when she upheld a federal regulation that allows incidental harassment of polar bears for oil and gas activity, finding that the activities would affect small numbers of polar bears and have a negligible impact. The order allows oil and gas activity t  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 7 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 6, 2023: Today Governor Mike Dunleavy issued Administrative Order 346, establishing the Governor's Task Force on Child Care. The order takes effect immediately. The task force is charged with developing a plan to improve the availability and affordability of quality child care throughout Alaska. Members are asked to consult existing resources, including strategic plans and needs assessments on c  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 6 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: This morning, Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced legislation creating the Alaska Energy Independence Fund to increase Alaska's energy independence and security. Senate Bill 125 and House Bill 154 will allow the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) to create a nonprofit subsidiary that will provide financing for sustainable energy development projects in Alaska. Examples of sustainab  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 6 (TNSper) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech mining engineering literally opened up the world to Aaron Noble. He still remembers stepping onto an airplane for the first time as a junior on his way to Alaska for an internship. As the newly appointed head of the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Noble said he wants to ensure more students have the kinds of opportunities that changed the trajectory of his own life. And he wants to g  more