WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: A group of coastal Alaska Native tribes in 2016 began monitoring shellfish, a traditional harvest, for deadly biotoxins because the state only tests commercial harvests. The program fills an essential gap in public health protection and has found success, with 17 tribes now in the testing network. Securing stable, long-term funding and improving public outreach could improve outcomes even further,  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 22 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: Texas and Alaska Register the Largest Yearly and One-Month Gains; New York and North Dakota Experience the Worst Declines over 12 Months, While California and Minnesota Have the Largest Decreases in the Latest Month Construction employment increased in 39 states in February from a year earlier, while 31 states added construction jobs from January to February, a  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must correct legal errors with a regulation that allows oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears on the North Slope of Alaska. The rule allows oil operators to harass and disturb a significant number of bears while they're denning, feeding, hunting, and interacting with other  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 22 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must correct legal errors with a regulation that allows oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears on the North Slope of Alaska. The rule allows oil operators to harass and disturb a significant number of bears while they're denning, feeding, hunting, and interacting with oth  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must correct legal errors with a regulation that allows oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears on the North Slope of Alaska. The rule allows oil operators to harass and disturb a significant number of bears while they're denning, feeding, hunting, and interacting with other bears, fu  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- World Wildlife Fund issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reversed an earlier decision and approved a permit to dredge and dispose of mining material in U.S. waters near Sitnasuak, or Nome, Alaska. In response, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from Steve MacLean, WWF managing director of U.S. Arctic. "The estuaries around Nome, Alaska are considered essential fish habitat for king cra  more