by SEACC | May 3, 2022 | Blog, Featured
This newsletter is going to be (mostly) good news for once so grab your favorite beverage and buckle up. Let’s start with the bad: SB85. As you’ve heard before, is a bad timber bill that would open up state forests for round log exports to China and remove...
by SEACC | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog, Featured
The Constantine-DOWA partnership is trying to inject their wastewater from mine exploration into the ground near-pristine tributaries of the Chilkat River. Recently, they submitted a permit application to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) with...
by SEACC | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog, Featured
We’ll get right to it: Tell Senate Finance to vote NO on SB 85. Senate Bill 85, introduced by Gov. Dunleavy, creates two new problems without solving anything. It opens the door to foreign exports, hurting local businesses, and it removes our best opportunities for...
by SEACC | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog, Featured
As you may know, on Earth Day — April 22, 2022 — President Joe Biden signed his Executive Order to strengthen America’s forests, boost wildlife resilience, and combat global deforestation. For the Tongass, this means a step forward toward safeguarding mature and...
by SEACC | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog, Featured
After a long two years of having to mostly do outreach and community engagement from behind a computer screen, I couldn’t be more excited to be back visiting Prince of Wales from Sunday, May 1, through Wednesday, May 4! SEACC is coming back to renew old...
by SEACC | Apr 18, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Heads up! Senate Bill 180 is up for public testimony in the Alaska Senate Resources Committee at 3:30 p.m. — Wednesday, April 20 (rescheduled from April 18). This is Governor Mike Dunleavy’s bill that would permanently eliminate Alaska’s Ocean Ranger — our cruise ship...
