Federal agency permitting wetlands fill, harbor dredging, and Section 404 Clean Water Act decisions for Alaska (Pebble Mine Section 404 permit lives here)
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Juneau: July 9, 2026 CBJ Media Availability · Jul 9, 2026
Juneau: July 9, 2026 CBJ Media Availability · Jul 9, 2026
John Bohan
“The breach locations that were chosen are the potential high-impact areas. And so tree strikes and direct, you know, even though we fortified these areas, the direct impacts at the 90-degree corners just effectively to, you know, to prepare for the worst-case scenario. As Ryan said, these are sandbags, they are temporary measures.”Juneau: July 9, 2026 CBJ Media Availability · Jul 9, 2026
John Bohan
“as we saw last year, fortunately above the waterline, but a tree completely blew up the barriers behind the Field House very quickly, very easily. So we do need to be prepared for those events. So be careful. And that's also why we're requesting evacuation because they are temporary and we don't know what, you know, we don't know what force might crack one open.”Juneau: July 9, 2026 CBJ Media Availability · Jul 9, 2026
Juneau: July 9, 2026 CBJ Media Availability · Jul 9, 2026
Juneau: July 9, 2026 CBJ Media Availability · Jul 9, 2026
Water begins flowing over Suicide Basin ice dam, NWS tells Juneau to finish flood prep
NWS Juneau said Tuesday that water has started spilling over the Suicide Basin ice dam and urged residents along Mendenhall Lake and the Mendenhall River to finalize flood preparations. Past releases have taken up to six days to begin after overtopping starts.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Feds move to fast-track a Juneau flood-control fix by cutting permitting and paperwork
The Army Corps, USDA and Interior say they will solicit proposals for glacial-flood infrastructure prototypes in Juneau under an approach that avoids burdensome paperwork. The release does not say which processes would be avoided or when the solicitation issues.
by Melinda Communities.News21h ago2 min readAI
King Cove road materials arrive on scene as local workers hit another milestone in the development of a contested project
A barge of equipment and materials for the King Cove-Cold Bay Road project has arrived in King Cove while local residents complete safety and commercial driver training for project work.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
A Juneau builder with a long wetlands-filling history moves to settle federal charges
The United States and the State of Alaska have lodged a proposed consent decree resolving Clean Water Act claims against Duran Construction Company LLC and two individual defendants. The Justice Department listed the public comment period as "To Be Scheduled" as of July 30, 2026, and the decree takes effect only if a federal judge enters it.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min readAI
A Hilcorp gravel-mine permit reflects the North Slope's expanding oil footprint
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public notice describes Hilcorp Alaska's proposal for a new North Slope gravel mine called Put 29 and a 1,000-foot access road off the road to Drillsite 15. Written comments are due Aug. 18.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Erosion is forcing Alaska to move the Noatak airport two miles west
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities features the Noatak Airport relocation in its Summer 2026 Plane Talk newsletter, describing a runway being moved out of the path of an eroding riverbank. Bids on the $80M to $90M project are due Aug. 13.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Ambler advances, but the U.S. stake in its developer hasn't closed
Ambler Road permits are back in force and the project is advancing, but the U.S. government's planned stake in developer Trilogy Metals still hasn't closed.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Nearly 1,900 Juneau homes are under an evacuation advisory as a glacial flood nears
Nearly 1,900 Juneau homes in the Mendenhall Valley are under an evacuation advisory as Suicide Basin nears a major glacial outburst flood expected between about Aug. 1 and 9.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min readAI
Senate bill would fast-track Army Corps engineering for Juneau's glacial flooding
A Senate committee bill directs the Army Corps of Engineers to skip intermediate study steps and move directly to preconstruction planning for a permanent solution to Juneau's recurring glacial lake outburst flooding. The measure still needs full Senate passage and a presidential signature.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago3 min readAI
A new Nome dredge application enters the pipeline that just rejected a fiercely fought gold mine
Alaska DNR has received a Multi-Agency Application for Permits to Mine in Alaska for suction dredging near Nome. The notice is a receipt, not an approval, and no comment-period outcome appears in the available documents.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
King Cove finally gets its road, and the lawsuits are still coming
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the last federal permit needed for the King Cove–Cold Bay road on July 10, clearing the way for construction to begin within 30 days after more than three decades of advocacy and litigation.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Juneau's flood barriers are finished before Suicide Basin lets go
Juneau glacial outburst flood 2026: Army Corps completes Phase 2 Mendenhall River HESCO barriers before Suicide Basin release; evacuation guidance unchanged.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min readAI
Noatak Airport relocation triggers water quality review as river erodes toward runway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a public notice for permit application POA-2025-00495, opening a required water quality certification review by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation before a Section 404 permit can be issued for the Noatak Airport relocation project.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Juneau's flood barriers came from an Illinois stockpile
Juneau's Mendenhall River flood barriers came from an Army Corps stockpile in Illinois. Phase 1 cost locals millions; the feds fully funded the $35 million Phase 2.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Ben Eielson High lab rebuild is part of Eielson AFB's F-35-era buildout
Ben Eielson High science lab Phase 3 work is part of Eielson Air Force Base's broader F-35-era infrastructure buildout in Interior Alaska
by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago3 min readAI
More than 100 land deals stand between Alaska and a safer KGB Road
Alaska DOT&PF's July 2026 advertising schedule shows property acquisition, federal permitting, and funding authorization delays as dominant bottlenecks across South Coast, Northern, and Central region projects, with at least one bid now pushed to a 2028 construction year.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
DNR advances Graphite One drilling permit near Nome
DNR's Northern Regional Office reissued Land Use Permit LAS 34053 to Graphite One (Alaska) Inc. on May 29 for exploration drilling on state-managed land near Nome. The decision is a reissuance of an existing authorization; broader project context is not part of the public notice.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Five Nome-area tribes sue Army Corps over Safety Sound gold dredge permit
Five Alaska Native tribes filed suit in Alaska District Court challenging the Army Corps of Engineers' Clean Water Act permit for IPOP LLC's Bonanza Channel suction dredge project, which would disturb more than 150 acres of Safety Sound estuary critical to subsistence hunting and fishing. The Alaska DNR has separately rejected the company's state permits.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago1 min readAI
A federal cyber rule could lock small Alaska firms out of survey work
A new federal cybersecurity certification requirement could bar small and rural Alaska firms from competing for up to $9.5 million in Army Corps survey and mapping work.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min readAI
Teller pressed Graphite One on subsistence risks at the Graphite Creek mine
Teller residents press Graphite One on Graphite Creek mine subsistence risks — federal critical-minerals project draws multi-stakeholder scrutiny
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
A shifting wall threatens Bethel's freight lifeline
The Army Corps says a shifting sheet pile wall at Bethel's City Dock needs engineering evaluation, raising concern for the port that supplies the roadless Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Eight welders certify in Nome as a $400 million port job looms
Eight adult students from the Bering Strait Region finished a three-week Kawerak-sponsored welding certification course at the Nome-Beltz High School lab on Saturday, July 25, aimed at hiring tied to the Port of Nome expansion and other regional infrastructure work.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min readAI
Anchorage wetlands plan gets first update in over a decade as federal rules shift
The Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission is set to vote Monday on forwarding the first update to the city's 2014 Wetlands Management Plan to the Assembly, driven by the Army Corps ending General Permits in 2021, the Sackett v. EPA ruling shrinking federal protections, and the loss of dedicated wetlands staff.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min readAI
As Alaska's permafrost thaws, its rivers are running rusty.
The Army Corps of Engineers' Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory issued a federal solicitation Tuesday for iron stable isotope analysis of up to 40 permafrost meltwater samples, with quotes due July 21 and data delivery required by March 2027.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
HESCO barrier repair was a week from done, Juneau committee told
At the July 8 Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting, Assembly Member Nano Brooks said HESCO barrier repair and expansion would be finished within a week while Juneau keeps working on a lasting glacial flood fix. The committee's Aug. 12 meeting was cancelled.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI