SEATTLE, July 29 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Air Group announces Honolulu leadership team for Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airli... * Jim Landers, Hawaiian Airlines senior vice president of technical operations, will assume the role of head of Hawai'i operations. A head of Hawai'i guest operations position will soon be named and will join the Honolulu leadership team this fall when the single  more

SEATTLE, July 31 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Airlines announces new routes connecting California and the Pacific Northwest * We'll launch seven new city pairs starting in late October, including three in Burbank New seasonal service from San Diego will take winter sports lovers to Idaho's popular Sun Valley With the addition of the Palm Springs service, we'll add our eighth destination from  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Alaska State Office has completed an inventory of funerary objects, establishing a cultural link between these items and the Native Village of Kotzebue. This action, aligning with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, paves the way for the return of 65 ancestral objects. The items, including lithics, blades, antler handles, and worked bone, originate from burials excavated by Louis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 30, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rate above 6.0 percent in Alaska and West Virginia in 2024 Alaska's annual average job openings rate was 6.3 percent during 2024. Among other states with the highest job openings rates in 2024 were West Virginia (6.2 percent), and Kentucky, New Mexico, and South Carolina (each 5.8 percent). California, Washington, and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Cantwell Reintroduces Bill to Modernize Nation's Weather Radio U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Chair of the Committee, and Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jerry Moran   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * CHAIRMAN MURKOWSKI RELEASES DRAFT LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE TO SUPPORT NATIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today released comprehensive draft legislation aimed at advancing the well-being and future opportunities of American Indian, Alaska Native, and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Court Imposes Over $1 Million in Civil Penalties on Fishing Companies and Manager for Oil Discharges into Coastal Alaskan Waters * KODIAK, Alaska -- The federal district court in Anchorage entered final judgment against three Kodiak, Alaska-based commercial fishing companies and their manager for multiple violations of the Clean Water Act, Wednesday. The court entered default  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Alaska District, has announced a grant opportunity aimed at enhancing the Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan (INRMP) implementation for the U.S. Army Garrison Alaska. With an award ceiling of $87,200, the anticipated total funding for this initiative is $385,620, with one award expected to be granted. The project is designed to support the U.S. Army Garrison Alaska Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division in a   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA awards four Alaska Native organizations $6.7M to assess, clean up legacy contamination * ANCHORAGE - Today the U.S. EPA announced that four Alaska Native organizations were awarded $6.7 million in grant funding to assess and clean up legacy contamination on lands conveyed through the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Exit EPA's website. "We're proud to help Alaska Native communiti  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSFR) -- Acting on a direct order from the White House, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it is rescinding a recent plan to expand protected lands within the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). The move, effective immediately, cancels a January 2025 report and associated guidance that proposed new and expanded "special areas" with heightened environmental and subsistence protections. The reversal is a direct implementation of President  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Food Bank of Alaska submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service urging the agency to withdraw or alter its proposal to create a "National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Information Database." The organization states it has concerns about the database, which would be populated by SNAP records. Food Bank of Alaska, which has worked for over 45 years to combat hunger in its state, highlights SNAP's vital role   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 1 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * From Space to Sea: NOAA Satellites Help Safeguard Alaska's Fisheries Alaska's waters are home to some of the world's most productive commercial fisheries, harvesting species like pollock, cod, halibut, salmon and crab. These fisheries produce more than 60 percent of all seafood harvested in the United States, p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a grant opportunity aimed at bolstering the operations of the National Tribal Air Association (NTAA). With an award ceiling of $1.7 million, this initiative invites eligible entities to apply for financial support to enhance air quality management policies and programs specifically tailored for Federally recognized American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages. The anticipated funding will support the selected applicant  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 31 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * GCI extends longtime partnership with Special Olympics Alaska through 2028 More than $370,000 over the next three years will help statewide athletes train, compete, and connect through inclusive sports and community events * ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Building on its decades of support for Special Olympics Alaska (SOAK), GCI has renewed its commitment as the organization's presenting sponsor a  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 1 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * GCI strengthens wireless footprint in Southeast Alaska GCI launches 5G mobile service in Petersburg and improves LTE coverage in four more Southeast communities * ANCHORAGE, Alaska - GCI customers in Petersburg now have access to 5G mobile service! The upgrade is the latest of GCI's efforts to bolster its wireless footprint throughout Alaska's Panhandle. So far in 2025, GCI has improved   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * How the Coast Guard is transforming data into action at sea * This is the third article in a series about Project Minerva and how it is transforming Coast Guard operations by helping us sense, make sense, and act on data. On a brisk morning in Alaska, a cutter receives a real-time notification from shore: a foreign fishing vessel hasn't transmitted its location via the Automatic Ide  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Withdraws Restrictive Special Area Policies in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve to Advance Energy Development * ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- As part of President Trump's ongoing commitment to fully develop Alaska's vast energy resources and reinforce American Energy Dominance, the Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Land Management has rescinded three policy docum  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Joint forces conclude Red Flag-Alaska 25-3 By Senior Airman Alexzandra Gracey, 354th Fighter WIng Personnel from each U.S. military branch concluded the two-week, joint force training exercise, Red Flag-Alaska 25-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, today. "The purpose of Red Flag-Alaska is for the joint force to practice combat skills we don't normally get to practice at a home stat  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Latest Interior Moves Will Restore Balanced Management in Alaska's Petroleum Reserve * Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-AK) today expressed their strong support for the Department of the Interior's (DOI) rescission of three policy documents released by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at or near the end of the last administration.   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Latest Interior Moves Will Restore Balanced Management in Alaska's Petroleum Reserve * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), today expressed their strong support for the Department of the Interior's (DOI) rescission of three policy documents released by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at or near the end of the last administration.   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Life at Sea on a Fisheries Survey with Chris Anderson * A Career Anchored in Science Chris Anderson is no stranger to the open ocean. His journey with NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center began 15 years ago as a North Pacific fisheries observer, providing fisheries-dependent data from commercial catches. Today, he is a fishery biologist conducting research for NOAA's fisher  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Lining up for the mission * JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS) -- As the sun begins to peak through the Chugach Mountain range, the once-quiet bay of the Joint Mobility Complex at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson stirs to life. Pallets are stacked outside, and the once-empty hangar hums with the anticipation of Airmen arriving to begin the first step toward their out-processing through the personnel deplo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Media Availability: Coast Guard Cutter Storis to provide media ride-along in Juneau, Alaska * JUNEAU, Alaska -- The media is invited to ride aboard USCGC Storis (WAGB-21) on August 9 during its scheduled transit from Auke Bay to the cruise ship terminal area in downtown Juneau. WHO: Spokespersons Capt. Keith Ropella, the commanding officer of the Storis, and other cutter crew  more

SEATTLE, July 31 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * National Intern Day takes flight at Alaska Airlines * This National Intern Day, we're featuring four interns, including the author, and their experiences working at Alaska Airlines. At Alaska Air and Horizion Air, we are committed to growing the next generation of aviation professionals across the company. Our 12-week paid summer internship program provid  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Environmental Advocacy Group has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, voicing strong opposition to the proposed rescission of the management and protection measures for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The organization argues that the changes threaten to undermine national energy policies designed to promote sustainable energy practices and protection of environmental resources. In the letter, the Environmental Advocacy Gro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Markey, Senators Booker, Murkowski, Sullivan Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Small Business Contractors Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today introduced the Protecting Small B  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding its proposed initial priorities and definitions for discretionary grant programs. The tribe urged the department to prioritize culturally driven education and tribal self-governance in educational funding. For the priority concerning promoting evidence-based literacy, the tribe requested a specific carve-out. This carve-out would support commu  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Appropriators Advance Bill with Alaska Priorities for Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing * Washington, DC - Last week, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to advance the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development bill for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) that contains significant Alaska priorities. The bill was approved in com  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research policy brief has revealed stark disparities in mental health challenges and access to care among adult populations who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) in California--particularly highlighting greater risk and unmet need among those identifying with multiracial or multiethnic backgrounds. Drawing from California Health Interview Survey data collected between 2019 and 2023, the research provides one of  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Unalaska City (Alaska) Mayor Vincent M. Tutiakoff Sr. submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expressing support for Amendment 125 to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fishery Management Plan for Pacific Cod Small Boat Access. The city supports transferring under-utilized Pacific Cod jig allocation to the 55-foot pot cod, hook and line sector. Unalaska's International Port of Dutch Harbor has l  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Experts: How a remote Russia quake shook the Pacific and what we can learn from it On Tuesday evening, a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Kamchatka coast in Russia's far east, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific Rim. From Japan to Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. West Coast, boats moved out of harbors and residents braced for waves to arrive from thousands of miles away. Virginia Tech expert  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Whale Waters Update for Glacier Bay Effective July 31, 2025 * News Release Date: July 30, 2025 Contact: Matthew Cahill, Public Information Officer, 907-697-2230 BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Joni Seay announced today that the 13-knot vessel speed limit is being removed around Lone Island, Geikie Rock, Hugh Miller  more