by SEACC | Jan 21, 2025 | Press Releases, Tongass
(Juneau, Alaska / Áakʼw Ḵwáan Territory) With the Trump administration’s announcement of sweeping executive orders at the start of his second term, Roadless protections for the Tongass National Forest are once again under attack, despite their overwhelming popularity....
by SEACC | Jun 7, 2024 | Press Releases
Response to a 2015 SEACC petition acknowledges Alaskans’ high fish consumption rates and disproportionate health impacts The Environmental Protection Agency has demanded changes to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s water quality standards within...
by SEACC | Jan 30, 2024 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases, Tongass
Legal intervention seeks to retain forest protections that support Tribes, communities, and sustainable local economies Earthjustice A broad coalition of Alaska Native Tribes, commercial fishers, small tourism businesses, conservation groups — including SEACC — and...
by SEACC | Nov 8, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
Regional groups seek tougher standards to protect Chilkat Watershed from Palmer Project wastewater HAINES, ALASKA DEISHÚ/LḴÓOT AND JILḴÁAT KWÁAN, November 1, 2023 — Conservation organizations challenged a controversial wastewater discharge permit for the Palmer...
by Lauren Cusimano | Apr 6, 2023 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2023 Klawock Alaska Contact: Maranda Hamme, SEACC Tongass Forest Program Manager, maranda@seacc.org, c: 907-401-1852; Katie Rooks, SEACC Policy Analyst, katie@seacc.org, c: 907-401-0909; James Greeley, City of Whale Pass Councilmember,...
by Lauren Cusimano | Mar 23, 2023 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2023 Juneau, Alaska/Áakʼw Ḵwáan Territory Contact: Aaron Brakel, 907-321-4393, Lauren Cusimano, 907-586-6942 ext. 208 Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company DSEIS Released A public open house is scheduled for April 12. Written comments will...
