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Urgent action needed to protect Alaskans’ health, drinking water Author: Pamela Miller Published 2 hours ago FILE - In this June 18, 2018 file photo, equipment used to test for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known collectively as PFAS, in drinking water is seen at Trident Laboratories in Holland, Mich. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce a plan for dealing with a class of long-lasting chemical contaminants amid complaints from members of Congress and environmentalists that it s not moved aggressively enough to regulate them. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File) Share on Facebook Print article On April 7, the Alaska Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the 3M Company, DuPont and dozens of other major chemical corporations. The lawsuit seeks damages for the harm to Alaska’s waters and lands caused by toxic PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). On the same day, state Sen. Jesse Kiehl intro ....
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Last week, Alaska joined the growing number of states considering comprehensive consumer privacy legislation when, at the behest of Governor Dunleavy, the Consumer Data Privacy Act was introduced in both chambers of the Alaska legislature. If enacted, the Act would become effective on January 1, 2023. The Act is modeled after the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and provides consumers certain rights and imposes obligations on businesses that collect consumers personal information. Although similar to the CCPA in many respects, it diverges from the CCPA in some significant ways that would pose compliance challenges for businesses. ....
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Southeast Alaska: Archaeologists Identify Famed Fort Where Indigenous Tlingits Fought Russian Forces By MEGAN GANNON - For thousands of years, the Tlingit people made their home in the islands of Southeast Alaska among other indigenous peoples, including the Haida, but at the turn of the 19th century, they came into contact with a group that would threaten their relationship with the land: Russian traders seeking to establish a footprint on the North American continent. The colonists had been expanding into Alaska for decades, first exploiting Aleut peoples as they chased access to sea otters and fur seals that would turn profits in the lucrative fur trade. The Russian American Company, a trading monopoly granted a charter by Russian tsar Paul I just as British monarchs had done on the continent’s east coast in the 17th century, arrived in Tlin ....
Be on the lookout for scammers in wake of natural disaster, state officials say
December 10, 2020 Within 24 hours of the Dec. 2 landslide, half the American Legion was filled with food, clothing and toiletries donated by Haines locals to help those who had evacuated their homes. Ceri Godinez photo. Natural disasters like the widespread flooding and landslides in Haines can bring out the best in people-an outpouring of volunteerism, donations and small acts of kindness-but the situation is also ripe for scammers, according to state officials. On Friday, Haines resident Lea Harris received a Facebook message from somebody who claimed they were a friend of a friend Harris knew tangentially from time spent in Ketchikan. ....