Saturday - November 23, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday November 10, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Environmental Review Underscores Grave Threat to National Treasure
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release: This final supplemental environmental impact statement was required after the Department of the Interior found that the initial environmental review under the Trump administration contained "multiple legal deficiencies" including "insufficient analysis" required by several environmental laws. "Industrializing the coastal plain would bring irreparable harm to caribou, polar bears and othe  more

Sierra Club Statement on NPS Director's Order on Consultation with Indian and Alaska Native Tribes
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced new commitments to working with Tribes to steward public lands and waters. In the first move of its kind, NPS Director Chuck Sams issued the order for agency decision makers to engage in nation-to-nation consultations with Indian and Alaska Native Tribes. The order, which was developed with input from Tribes, enshrines and enhances current NPS polici  more