WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Following an extensive public process, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today finalized the decision to retain protections for 28 million acres of public lands across Alaska, which many Alaska Native Tribes, Native Corporations and Tribal entities have noted are vital to protecting important natural, cultural and subsistence resources. Today's action comes in response to the previous Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following commentary on Aug. 26, 2024: What We're Learning: Medical Debt's Impact on Alaska Native Communities The disproportionate impact of medical debt on Alaska Natives This week, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra will visit Alaska to meet with Tribal leaders, financial institutions, and consumer advocates to discuss the consumer finance issues impacting Alaskans' lives. Since the CFPB opened its doors in 2011, we have re  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration awards $25.5 Million in 16 new grants from Connecticut to Alaska to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure * * * BOSTON (AUGUST 26, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the Connecticut Department of Public Health for a $556,000 grant to construct an emergency waterline and pumping station to protect dr  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: On a remote patch of the windy, frozen Beaufort Sea north of Alaska, engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California huddled together, peering down a narrow hole in a thick layer of sea ice. Below them, a cylindrical robot gathered test science data in the frigid ocean, connected by a tether to the tripod that had lowered it through the borehole.This test gave engineers a  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL's Joshua New was celebrating his birthday and preparing to ice climb Alaska's Godwin Glacier when he received his highest career honor to date. The computer scientist and distinguished R&D staff member at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was named the 2024 Researcher of the Year by R&D World magazine as part of its R&D 100 Professional A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, AK This week, U.S. Treasurer Chief Lynn Malerba visited Alaska to meet with Alaska Native Tribal leaders in her first official visit to an Alaska Native Tribe. Chief Malerba's visit celebrated the recent announcement of up to $83 million in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funds for a consortium of 125 Alaska Tribes. Funded by the Biden-Harris Administration's American Rescue  more