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Date Title and Link to Page Type
03/03/2022 EPA Report Falsely Elevates Impression of Risk
04/19/2022 DEC/FNSB Release Annual Report on Air Quality Improvement Efforts
04/30/2022 Avian Flu Confirmed in Alaska
05/09/2022 Avian flu confirmed in wild birds at multiple Alaska locations
05/13/2022 DEC Division of Water reaffirms 401 Certification for Donlin mine
05/18/2022 DEC encourages clean boating, no dumping!
06/08/2022 Silver Bay Seafoods Agrees to pay $467,469 for DEC permit violations
09/26/2022 DEC seeks clean water projects for grant awards
10/11/2022 Office of the State Veterinarian Confirms Avian Influenza in Alaska
01/10/2023 EPA Rejects Fairbanks/North Pole Air Quality Improvement Plan
02/06/2023 DEC Awards $1.6 Million Dollars in Clean Water Actions Grants
03/09/2023 Proposed Regulation for Siting of Microreactors
03/16/2023 EPA Toxic Release Inventory Misleads Public
04/14/2023 Friends of Admiralty Study is Misleading
04/18/2023 DEC Calls Boaters to Leave No Trace: Don't Poo in the Blue!
05/05/2023 State of Alaska Responds to Federal Hypocrisy of ANCSA Contaminated Lands Cleanup Press Release
05/16/2023 Alaska Recreational Beach Monitoring Begins Press Release
06/06/2023 Division of Water Approves Updated Palmer Project Waste Management Permit and Monitoring Plan Press Release
07/17/2023 DEC Announces Monitoring Plan for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water Systems in Alaska Native Villages and Disadvantaged Communities Press Release
07/18/2023 Kenai River – An Exceptional River with Clean Water! Press Release
07/24/2023 Recent Study Proves EPA Control Measures in Fairbanks North Star are Costly and Unnecessary Press Release
07/26/2023 Alaska Takes 404(c) Fight Directly to Supreme Court Press Release
07/27/2023 Microreactor Regulations Put Alaskan Communities at Forefront of Energy Innovation Press Release
12/22/2021 Office of the State Vet: more than reindeer travel approvals
12/17/2021 State of Alaska Threatens Suit to Force Feds to Clean Up Contamination Left on ANCSA Lands
11/02/2021 DEC Proposes Improvements to Spill Prevention and Contingency Plans
06/01/2021 2021 Alaska Recreational Beach Monitoring Begins
06/01/2021 Safety Precautions for Rabies Outbreak in Bering Strait Region and Western Alaska
05/14/2021 Transboundary BWG to hold Public Presentation
05/06/2021 DEC states, "Don't poo in the blue!"
04/19/2021 DEC Expanding Testing of Alaska Seafood for Gamma Radiation
02/25/2021 Bilateral Working Group issues report on transboundary water monitoring
02/24/2021 DEC Releases 2020 Water Quality Data for Ports and Waterways
02/09/2021 DEC Awards $495,000 in Clean Water Actions Grants
01/12/2021 EPA Toxics Release Inventory Not a Reflection of Risk
11/30/2020 Alaska Receives Grant to Improve Air Quality in Fairbanks and North Pole
11/18/2020 DEC seeking Butte alternative air monitoring site
11/16/2020 DEC launches new air quality sensor monitoring website
10/27/2020 DNR, DEC applaud True North gold mine reclamation success
10/27/2020 DEC Asks, "Are Your Sanitizing Products Safe and Effective?"
09/28/2020 DEC Seeks Clean Water Projects for Grant Awards
09/11/2020 DEC Proposes to Amend the Fairbanks North Star Borough Serious Air Quality Plan
06/29/2020 State agencies approve transfer of BP's upstream assets to Hilcorp
06/10/2020 DEC Releases 2019 Juneau air quality monitoring results
05/18/2020 2020 Recreational Beach Monitoring for Kenai Beaches
05/14/2020 2020 Recreational Beach Monitoring for Ketchikan Beaches Begins in May
03/19/2020 DEC completes contingency plan comment period
02/11/2020 EPA Issues Analysis of 2018 Toxics Release Inventory Data
10/02/2023 Updated Onsite Wastewater Regulations Press Release
07/18/2023 Federal Government Evades Responsibility for Cleaning up Alaska Native Lands Press Release
11/26/2023 DEC continues to press EPA for reasonable approach to PM pollution Op-Ed
12/05/2023 Governor Dunleavy Appoints Emma Pokon Commissioner-designee of Department of Environmental Conservation Press Release