by SEACC | Aug 18, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
Kensington Gold Mine — located north of Juneau and across Berners Bay, just beyond the end of the road — is moving forward on its efforts to expand the dumping of mine waste into Alaskan waters overhanging the bay. The mine has already dumped over 4 million tons of...
by SEACC | Aug 17, 2021 | Blog
Dear friends of Berners Bay, If you made a public comment on the proposed Kensington Mine expansion and closure plan — then you are now eligible to make a formal objection by August 23. Objecting is a structured and formal process, but the barrier is not too high....
by SEACC | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog, Climate change, Featured, Press Releases, Tongass
It is with great joy that we write to share that this morning, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture announced that the Forest Service and USDA will initiate a rulemaking that proposes to restore 2001 Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass!...
by SEACC | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2021 Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) Celebrates Biden’s Tongass Turnover, Calls for Formal Reinstatement of Full, National Roadless Rule Protections for the Tongass The Biden administration committed today to ‘repeal or...
by SEACC | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog
SEACC was one of the 50 organizations that submitted the following letter to the Biden Administration’s climate leadership team this week. See the full letter below: To: The Honorable Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor The Honorable Ali Zaidi,...
by SEACC | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2021 Research Quantifies Importance of Tongass National Forest to U.S. Climate Goals Scientists, tribal leaders, conservation groups, and former USFS Chiefs call on President Biden to protect the Tongass and carbon-dense forests WATCH...
