by SEACC | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog, Featured
It’s good to be back at this newsletter! And it is a good time to be a climate activist. Why? Well, the Greenland Ice Sheet is going to contribute at least 10 inches toward rising sea levels globally, even if we stopped all emissions tomorrow, so it’s a good...
by Aaron Brakel | Aug 12, 2022 | Blog, Featured
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is back at it with a bad idea for ferry service in Lynn Canal that would have negative impacts on passengers. A ferry terminal at Cascade Point would impact Berners Bay and be located in a...
by SEACC | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Hopefully, you’ve seen the headlines by now, a heavily pruned climate and healthcare bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, narrowly passed through Congress last week and was signed into law by President Biden this afternoon, Tuesday, August 16. Though the bill is...
by SEACC | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog, Featured
This past Earth Day, President Biden issued an executive order calling on the United States Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to conserve mature and old-growth forests as a climate solution. This was a momentous step toward meaningful protections, but now...
by SEACC | Aug 2, 2022 | Blog, Featured
July was a very busy month for me. For those who didn’t read last month’s newsletter, I am Samara Kasayulie-Kookesh and I am an intern for SEACC through First Alaskans Institute. As I write this, I am realizing how fast my internship went by and how soon it will...
by SEACC | Jul 26, 2022 | Blog, Featured
The Chilkat Watershed is one of the most dynamic and biologically diverse areas in all of Alaska, and the place I am fortunate to call home. The Chilkat’s clean water, abundant life, and vibrant communities face potentially irreversible threats from Palmer Project, a...
