by SEACC | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog
SEACC’s long-serving Executive Director, Meredith Trainor, will be moving on from SEACC in the new year, and the Board is about to embark on a hiring process to identify a successor. As Co-Chairs of the Board of the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, and on behalf...
by Meredith Trainor | Sep 30, 2023 | Blog, Featured
It is with deep gratitude and appreciation that I am writing you today to share that I plan to transition out of the Executive Director role at SEACC in early 2024. Leading SEACC over the last seven plus years has been the journey — and privilege — of a lifetime, and...
by Katie Rooks | Sep 28, 2023 | Blog
Changes are coming to NEPA, the foundational law that governs most of SEACC’s work at the federal level. The Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced, on July 28, a Phase 2 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking—the “Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation...
by Matt Jackson | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog, Climate change, Featured
The news this summer has, frankly, been overwhelming — even for someone like me who has the privilege of being paid to pay attention to climate change. The disastrous Suicide Basin flood of the Mendenhall River. The landslides in downtown Juneau that now seem almost...
by Aaron Brakel | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Inside Passage
The public comment period for the Lutak Dock project in Haines has been extended to Thursday, September 7. It’s not too late to comment on this highly impactful project! In 2021, the Haines Borough was selected to receive $20 million in federal funding for the Lutak...
by Aaron Brakel | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Inside Passage
Now is the time to check out the Alaska 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan, with comments due by this Sunday, September 3. This is your opportunity to let the State know what you think about Alaska’s plans for transportation spending its own money as...
