Ounce of Prevention, Barrel of Cure
Oil spill response: who does it, how do they prepare, what type of incidents do they respond to, and what occupies their time between incidents?
Environmental
EPA Authorizes Alaska-led Hazardous Waste Management Program
The US Environmental Protection Agency granted Alaska authorization to administer its own hazardous waste management program, leaving only one state relying on federal oversight.
Resurrecting Hope: Collaborating on Abandoned Mine Restoration
Kinross Alaska partnered with Trout Unlimited to restore Resurrection Creek, a stream near Hope damaged by placer mining a century ago.
Land Allotted on Anchorage Hillside for Natural Burial Cemetery
The Anchorage Assembly approved a transfer of 9.6 acres of city land on Golden View Drive for the purposes of the city’s first natural burial cemetery.
Aleut Reorganizes Environmental Consulting Team as Dedicated Subsidiary
Aleut moves its Aleut Environmental Consulting team from its federal business arm to stand as a dedicated subsidiary.
Online Hub Centralizes Data to Empower Carbon Storage Projects
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources launched the Alaska CCUS Hubsite to compile geological, technical, and regulatory data for carbon capture, utilization, and storage developers.