Federal agency permitting wetlands fill, harbor dredging, and Section 404 Clean Water Act decisions for Alaska (Pebble Mine Section 404 permit lives here)
2204 3rd St, Anchorage, AK 99506, USA
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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
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
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 News2mo ago2 min read
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 News2mo ago2 min read
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.News2mo ago1 min read
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
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 News3mo ago2 min read
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 AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
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.News3mo ago3 min read
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 AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read