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State Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday June 02, 2024 ( 8 items )  

AECOM Awarded Contract From the U.S. Army Environmental Command for Environmental Remediation Services
DALLAS, Texas, May 29 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that it has been awarded a five-year, multiple-award contract from the U.S. Army Environmental Command to provide environmental remediation services, including investigation and remediation services for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), at various locations throughout the contiguous United States, Puerto Rico,  more

Alaska A.G. Taylor Joins 21 States Challenging EPA's New Effluent Limit on Steam Electric Power
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 31 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined 21 other states, in filing a petition for review Tuesday with the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's new effluent limit guidelines for steam electric power. "This new regulation exceeds the agency's authority. It stands to have substantial impacts on approximately eight coal-fired power plants within  more

Idaho A.G. Labrador Sues the EPA and Biden Administration to Stop New Rule Violating State Water Rights
BOISE, Idaho, June 1 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, along with attorneys general from North Dakota, Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, South Carolina, and South Dakota, sued the EPA and the Biden Administration to protect state rights over their water and wildlife resources. Idaho and North Dakota are leading the coalition of states, which filed their complaint in the U.S. District Court in the District of North Dakota.   more

Idaho State University: Office for Research Staff Lead American Association for Laboratory Animal Science District 8 Meeting
POCATELLO, Idaho, May 29 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: A pair of Idaho State University employees took the lead in planning a gathering of nearly 300 of their counterparts. Recently, Mia Benkenstein, animal facilities manager, and Rhonda Buchanan, laboratory animal technician, helped to organize the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) District 8 meeting. Held over three days in Seattle, the annual event brought together animal research and care pr  more

SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE: EDUCATION CONFERENCE WILL BE INCLUDING RENOWNED KEYNOTE, FEATURED SPEAKERS
JUNEAU, Alaska, May 29 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has secured an internationally recognized Canadian keynote and renowned featured speakers for its seventh annual culturally responsive education conference, which is part of a larger effort to promote culturally responsive pedagogy in schools. The event, Our Cultural Landscape, has drawn some of the best professionals in the field, including Indigenous education advocate a  more

UC-Riverside: Improving Air Quality Increases Forest Fires
RIVERSIDE, California, May 29 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Aerosol pollution, greenhouse gases must be reduced simultaneously * * * If we want cleaner air, fewer forest fires, and less severe climate change, a new UC Riverside study shows we must reduce aerosol pollution and greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide at the same time. The study found that boreal forests in the northern hemisphere are particularly vulnerable to negative  more

University of Texas-Arlington: A Project to 3D Print Homes From Cork and Concrete
ARLINGTON, Texas, May 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * In Alaska, UTA architecture professor explores viability of 3D-printing sustainable homes * * * University of Texas at Arlington architecture Professor Shadi Nazarian is a member of an interdisciplinary team exploring the viability of 3D-printing homes in rural Alaska to provide affordable, sustainable and resilient housing. Nazarian and her team plan to print these homes   more

University of Washington School of Medicine: More Out-of-State Patients Seek Abortions in Wash
SEATTLE, Washington, May 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Since the Supreme Court's decision on abortion rights, women have traveled from Texas and other states to seek care, a study finds. * * * More out-of-state women, largely from Texas and Alaska, are traveling to Washington state to obtain an abortion than was the case before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion, according to rese  more