by SEACC | May 10, 2022 | Featured, Press Releases
For Immediate Release: May 10, 2022 Contacts: Corey Himrod, Alaska Wilderness League, corey@alaskawild.org, 202-266-0426 Becca Bowe, Earthjustice, rbowe@earthjustice.org, 415-217-2093 Ellen Montgomery, Environment America Public Lands Campaign Director,...
by Matt Jackson | 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 Shannon Donahue | 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 Maranda Hamme | 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 Shannon Donahue | Apr 27, 2022 | Featured, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2022 Haines, Alaska/Traditional lands of the Chilkoot and Chilkat people Contacts: Shannon Donahue, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council: 907-303-2327 Jessica Plachta, Lynn Canal Conservation: 907-766-2295 Guy Archibald, Rivers Without...
by Maranda Hamme | 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...
