WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries recommended awarding 37 grants, totaling more than $4 million, through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Assistance Grant Program to our partners in 16 states. Grants Awarded Recommended recipients are from the Marine Mammal Stranding and Entanglement Response Networks, including collaborators specializing in marine mammal health. Regional breakdown of those recomm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Alaska Science Center Geology Minerals; Central Energy Resources Science Center; Eastern Energy Resources Science Center issued the following report (No. 1814) on Sept. 19, 2024, entitled "Facies Variation Within Outcrops of the Triassic Shublik Formation, Northeastern Alaska". The report was written by Julie A. Dumoulin, Katherine J. Whidden, William A. Rouse and Christina A. DeVera. * * * The Shublik Formati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center issued the following report (No. 1888) on Sept. 4, 2024, entitled "New U-Pb Geochronology and Geochemistry of Paleozoic Metaigneous Rocks from w=Western Yukon and Eastern Alaska, Cross-Border Synthesis, and Implications for Tectonic Models". The report was written by Cynthia Dusel-Bacon and James K. Mortensen. * * * The tectonic evolution of and relation  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Alaska Science Center; California Water Science Center; Eastern Energy Resources Science Center; Forest and Rangeland Ecosys Science Center; Volcano Science Center; Western Geographic Science Center; Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center; National Climate Adaptation Science Center; Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center; Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program; Northwest Climate Adaptation S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The 2024 initial total allowable catch for four species or species groups in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area have been supplemented by amounts of the reserve according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This action is being taken in accordance with 50 CFR 679.20(b)(3). The following table summarizes the apportionment in metric tons: Current  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department has awarded 152 grants to 90 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes through its Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), totaling more than $84 million. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced these awards during a Justice Department and Department of the Interior convening with Tribal leaders, advocates, members of the media, and federal officials to discuss how med  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in the State of Alaska, for the Oct. 1 Regional Education Attendance Area (REAA) elections. The department will monitor in the Bethel Dillingham and Kusilvak Census Areas, as well as the Northwest Arctic and North Slope Boroughs. The Justice Department will assign federal observers to monitor the electio  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Daniel Mayberry FORT WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA - Medical Readiness Command, Pacific (MRC, P) recently held its Senior Leaders Readiness Forum (SLRF) at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, September 16-20. The forum gathered senior command teams from across the Pacific region, following the framework of similar forums hosted by the Army's Chief of Staff and the Surgeon General of the Army. Commanding General Brig. Gen. Bill A. So  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: The 2024 Pacific Region Cadet Competition results look familiar. with the top two 2023 performers again leading the field. The Washington Wing cadet team, hailing from the Overlake Composite Squadron, took first place, followed by the Alaska Wing entry from the Kodiak Island Composite Squadron -- just like last year. In 2023 both teams also came in second and third -- though in reverse ord  more