WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Alaska Miners Association has submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), expressing support for a commercial leasing program for outer continental shelf minerals offshore Alaska, while emphasizing the need for robust community involvement and interagency collaboration. The letter was submitted in response to BOEM's Request for Information and Interest on commercial leasing for minerals in these offshore areas. Representing more   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP), Kawerak, Inc., and the Bering Sea Elders Group (BSEG) have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding its Request for Information and Interest on commercial leasing for minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Alaska. The joint letter emphasizes the critical cultural, subsistence, and environmental importance of the Bering Sea to western Alaska Tribes and cal  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP), Native Village of Eek, and Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) have submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) expressing strong opposition to commercial leasing of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) minerals offshore Alaska. They urge the U.S. Department of the Interior's BOEM to cease any further steps toward leasing, citing risks to ocean environments, marine wildlife, fisheries  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48893) on April 3, 2026, entitled "FY2024 State Grants Under Title I-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act" by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), most recently comprehensively amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; P.L. 114-95), is the pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Greenpeace USA submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) opposing the agency's Request for Information and Interest (RFI) concerning commercial leasing for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) minerals offshore Alaska. The letter, addressing BOEM's Alaska Region, highlights broad environmental, legal, cultural, economic, and national security concerns related to the proposed seabed mining initiative. Greenpeace USA emphasizes Alaska's  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge and Kenai Fjords Sea Treks submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Alaska Region expressing strong opposition to commercial leasing for seabed mining offshore Alaska. Their letter was in response to the agency's Request for Information and Interest concerning commercial leasing for Outer Continental Shelf minerals in Alaska. The businesses highlighted concerns that their operations depend on healthy ocean   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Marine Mammal Commission has submitted a public comment letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the agency's February 2, 2026, notice and Hilcorp Alaska, LLC's application for incidental take regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The request pertains to Hilcorp's construction, maintenance, and operation of ice roads, trails, and pads on Alaska's North Slope, specifically at Northstar's Production Island, Spy Island Drill Site, and Ooguru  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Northern Alaska Environmental Center (NAEC) submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region regarding the agency's Request for Information and Interest (RFI) on commercial leasing for mineral extraction in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) areas. NAEC emphasizes the ecological, fisheries, and subsistence concerns posed by proposed mineral leasing across an extensive area spanning approximate  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Organized Village of Kasaan (OVK), based in Kasaan, Alaska, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) outlining a series of tribal co-management alternatives tailored for Southeast Alaska national preserves. The letter, responding to NPS Proposed Rule RIN 1024-AE96, advocates for collaborative management approaches that support subsistence protections, ecological sustainability, and fulfill the federal trust responsibility consistent  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Pacific Environment has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) expressing concerns regarding the agency's Request for Information and Interest (RFI) about potential commercial mineral leasing in several Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) areas. The specified regions include Norton Sound Heavy Mineral Sands, Goodnews Bay Heavy Mineral Sands, the Aleutian Arc, Canada Basin, Chukchi Borderland, and Gulf of Alaska seamounts. P  more