News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors
AG Nessel Endorses the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024
LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy and co-sponsored by a bipartisan 1
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Attorney General Taylor Sues Alaska Motor Home for Canceling an Entire Season of Reservations
JUNEAU, Alaska, June 15 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on June 14, 2024:
Attorney General Taylor today announced a lawsuit against RV rental company Alaska Motor Home and its registered owners Peter and Cole Harkovitch. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants engaged in deceptive practices such as charging $2,500 damage deposits before consumers had picked up their RV, charging consumers taxes they did not owe, and forging a consumer's signature on r
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BLM Proposes Renewed Protections for Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
WALDEN, Colorado, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release:
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposal to renew protections for 4,792 acres of public lands within the Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge. This withdrawal would continue to protect important wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The refuge supports diverse wildlife habitats, including s
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National Park Service: Jeremy Scheier Selected as Superintendent of Manzanar National Historic Site
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on June 14, 2024:
The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Jeremy Scheier to serve as the superintendent of Manzanar National Historic Site in Independence, California, starting July 14, 2024.
Scheier most recently served as the administrative officer at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. He was previously the administrative officer at Kenai Fjords Nationa
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NOAA Fisheries to Delay New Aerial Survey for Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Until June 2025
WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story:
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Scientific team will continue conducting its photo-identification project this year using an uncrewed aerial system to estimate abundance and trends for this endangered whale population.
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NOAA Fisheries is delaying a new aerial survey to track abundance and trends of Cook Inlet beluga whales until June 2025. Cook Inlet beluga wha
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