BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 (TNSgov) -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: President Biden and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have approved exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Alaska LNG project, a $38.7 billion infrastructure project that could result in over 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution emissions annually. This comes barel  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 11 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) and Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), represented by Earthjustice, have filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in U.S. District Court in Alaska, seeking to reexamine groundfish catch limits for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. AVCP and TCC collectively work on behalf of nearly 100 Tribes and communities in  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSgov) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Friends of the Earth has filed an open records request of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), the state entity developing the Alaska LNG Project-a proposed $38.7 billion LNG project with a potential carbon footprint of 2.7 billion metric tons of CO2, ten times the climate pollution of the recently approved Willow Project. The request targets communications between AGDC staf  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSgov) -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Friends of the Earth has filed an open records request of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), the state entity developing the Alaska LNG Project-a proposed $38.7 billion LNG project with a potential carbon footprint of 2.7 billion metric tons of CO2, ten times the climate pollution of the recently approved Willow Project. The request targets communications between AGDC staf  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 13 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has established the first-ever registry of Tlingit clan crests-- the most important symbols of the history and identity of Tlingit people--and published a book presenting the initial six clans and crests documented for the project. The book, The Crests of Tlingit Clans, features clan narratives that were prepared from transcripts of oral histories, interviews, videos and  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 11 (TNSgov) -- The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association issued the following news release: The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA), the only national organization dedicated to advancing cultural tourism in Native Nations and communities across the United States, as a collaborative partner with the U.S. Forest Service, has made its selection for the awardees of the U.S. Forest Service/AIANTA NATIVE Act Grants for FY22. Of 21 appl  more