by Aaron Brakel | Dec 6, 2022 | Blog, Featured
The Glacier Bay National Park Draft Marine Management Plan is out for public review and comment with a deadline of Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. We are heartened to see the shifting tides which show deeper consultation with Huna and Yakutat Tlingit people and recognition of...
by Aaron Brakel | Oct 12, 2022 | Ravencall
The Niblack Project — a copper-gold-zinc-silver mining exploration project on Prince of Wales Island — is a story of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) mismanaging a modern mining exploration project.
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 Aaron Brakel | Jul 19, 2022 | Blog
We are so excited about the Southeast Alaska State Fair this week! SEACC will be there from July 28 to July 31, and we can’t wait for the opportunity to talk to everyone. Come stop by and chat with us about the issues that are important to you! As SEACC’s Inside...
by Aaron Brakel | Jun 15, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Keeping track of mining projects in Southeast Alaska is an important part of the work we do at SEACC. Recently, SEACC and our partners at Earthjustice had some success in an appeal for a water discharge permit for an exploration project on Prince of Wales Island. The...
by Aaron Brakel | May 13, 2022 | Blog, Featured
We are so excited about Little Norway Festival! SEACC will be there on May 20 and 21, and we can’t wait for the opportunity to talk to the community. Come stop by and chat with us about the issues that are important to you! As the Inside Passage Waters Program...
by Aaron Brakel | May 10, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Please join Alaska Community Action on Toxics and Gustavus PFAS Action Coalition for a news conference and rally to protect water quality and health on Thursday, May 12 at noon outside the Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau. We are calling on legislators to pass...
by Aaron Brakel | Apr 18, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Heads up! Senate Bill 180 is up for public testimony in the Alaska Senate Resources Committee at 3:30 p.m. — Wednesday, April 20 (rescheduled from April 18). This is Governor Mike Dunleavy’s bill that would permanently eliminate Alaska’s Ocean Ranger — our cruise ship...
by Aaron Brakel | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Heads up, folks — we have incoming cruise ship industry legislation. And you can help. We have some action items for you below, but first, some background. So maybe you watched in dismay in 2019 when Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy defunded the Ocean Ranger...
by Aaron Brakel | Mar 3, 2022 | Blog, Featured
OK, maybe you’ve seen the news. The Kensington Gold Mine expansion has been approved. It’s a mixed bag. Tongass Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart has signed the Final Record of Decision for the Plan of Operations Amendment 1 for Kensington. This is the final...