ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 12 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Conservation groups sued the federal government today for approving exports from the Alaska LNG Project, which would transport gas from Alaska's North Slope to Asia. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) export approval for failing to fully assess the project's climate and environmental harms. The Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity are asking the D.C. Circuit Court   more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 12 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Conservation groups sued the federal government today for approving exports from the Alaska LNG Project, which would transport gas from Alaska's North Slope to Asia. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Energy's export approval for failing to fully assess the project's climate and environmental harms. The Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity are asking the D.C. Circuit C  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The National Wildlife Refuge Association issued the following news release: Step into a realm of untamed beauty and ecological wonder, where the symphony of nature's rhythms unfold in perfect harmony. Welcome to Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (Izembek NWR), an extraordinary sanctuary located on the Alaska Peninsula's southern coast. In the safety of this national wildlife refuge that hosts an unparalleled diversity of life among its abundant eelgrass beds, the Pacific bl  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: PEN America expressed distress today over the decision by Indiana's Hamilton East Public Library to move more than 1,300 Young Adult books to its adult section under a new "Collection Development Policy" that overrides publisher, author, and librarian recommendations on where to shelve books. The decision will make it more difficult for teenagers to access books written for them, including John Green's The Fau  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 8 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI), in partnership with a consortium of libraries, associations and educators, is launching a new program to develop culturally-relevant programming for children for use by interested public and tribal libraries across Alaska and the nation. The two-year program, Raven Reads at the Library, stems from a successful demonstration project SHI pioneered in 2022 with partner libra  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 12 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Conservation groups sued the federal government today for approving exports from the Alaska LNG Project, which would transport gas from Alaska's North Slope to Asia. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) export approval for failing to fully assess the project's climate and environmental harms. The Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity are asking the D.C. Circuit Cou  more