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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Thursday June 05, 2025 ( 3 items )  

EPA Administrator Zeldin, Interior Secretary Burgum, Energy Secretary Wright Travel to North Slope Alaska to Promote American Energy Dominance
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Administrator Zeldin, Interior Secretary Burgum, Energy Secretary Wright Travel to North Slope Alaska to Promote American Energy Dominance * ANCHORAGE, Alaska - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, a member of the National Energy Dominance Council, joined its co-chairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and U.S. Department of Energy Secret  more

Harmful Algal Blooms Linked to Deaths of Northern Fur Seals in the Southeast Bering Sea
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Harmful Algal Blooms Linked to Deaths of Northern Fur Seals in the Southeast Bering Sea * New research establishes the first known link between the neurotoxin saxitoxin, accumulated during harmful algal blooms, and deaths of northern fur seals in the southeast Bering Sea. The study was published in the journal Marine Mammal Science. In the study, researchers collected and analyzed dat  more

HHS I.G.: Indian Health Service's Controls Over Sanitation Facilities Construction Program Projects Funded Under Infrastructure Investment, Jobs Act Could Be Improved
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. A-05-22-00021) entitled "Indian Health Service's Controls Over Sanitation Facilities Construction Program Projects Funded Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Could Be Improved" filed under Indian Health Services: Here are excerpts: * * * Why OIG Did This Audit * The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) appropriated $3.5 billion to the Indian Health Service (I  more