by SEACC | Mar 6, 2023 | Blog, Featured
SEACC’s staff and board have been reading up on the Wild Fish Conservancy’s lawsuit seeking to end the Southeast Troll fishery over the last week, and after carefully examining the situation we’ve come to a unanimous conclusion. Our mission has...
by Matt Jackson | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog, Featured
Overview House Bill 49 and its companion bill in the Senate, Senate Bill 48, propose to create a carbon offset credit program within the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources to raise revenue by selling carbon credits on the voluntary market. A carbon offset...
by Maranda Hamme | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog, Featured
The State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry announced its Five Year Schedule of Timber Sales (FYSTS) for 2023 to 2027 for the Southeast area on Friday, Jan. 27. More old-growth timber sales are planned around the region, including...
by Matt Jackson | Feb 13, 2023 | Blog, Featured
In this month’s Southeast Alaska Climate Report, we have urgent action on the Renewable Energy Fund this week. So let’s jump right in! Alaska Climate Alliances Lands Big in Juneau Regular readers of the newsletter will know that SEACC has been a core...
by Shannon Donahue | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog, Featured
On January 30, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took action to protect the Bristol Bay Watershed, making a final determination to restrict mining discharges in certain waters there, effectively putting a stop to Pebble Mine. The EPA did the right thing for...
by Katie Rooks | Feb 7, 2023 | Blog, Featured
Greetings! As SEACC’s Environmental Policy Analyst, I seldom have occasion to create social messaging, but I recently returned from an incredible week at our Alaska State Capitol where I attended the beginning of Alaska’s 33rd Legislative Session. I felt it was...
