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Saxman (Lingít: T’èesh Ḵwáan Xagu [3]) is a town on Revillagigedo Island in Ketchikan Gateway Borough in southeastern Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 411, [ 4 ] down from 431 in 2000.
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) is the environmental regulatory agency within the government of Alaska. The Alaska Legislature established ADEC in 1971, and the agency's responsibilities were transferred from the Alaska Department of Health. As of 2022 the ADEC Commissioner is Jason W. Brune. [1]
Saxman, Alaska as seen from Tongass Narrows in March 1917. Tongass Narrows is defined as the water body that extends from the Revillagigedo Channel to the Gravina Island in Clarence Strait. [1] It is shaped as a "Y", split into two channels by Pennock Island. [2] At its northern end is Clarence Strait.
Many Alaska villages don't have running water and flushing toilets. Instead of using a bathroom, people retire to a room in a house, pull a curtain and use a honey bucket — typically a 5-gallon ...
The Alaska Clean Water Initiative (ACWI) of 2008 was a citizens-initiative ballot measure. In Alaska , such measures become state law , if a majority of voters vote in favor of the measure. The ACWI contained regulatory language limiting the release and distribution of " sulfide mining " effluents and products into the environment .
Alaska has about 67 named artificial reservoirs, [1] approximately 167 named dams, [2] and about 3,197 officially named natural lakes, [C] [ 3 ] [B] out of over 3,000,000 unnamed natural lakes. [ 4 ] For named natural lakes, see the list of lakes of Alaska .
On August 22, 2023, Alaska AFL-CIO President Joelle Hall published a commentary in The Alaska Current in response to an email and blog post from SEACC Board Chairs. SEACC United is affiliated with the Communications Workers of America Local 37074, an AFL-CIO affiliate. SEACC United is believed to be the first labor union of nonprofit advocacy ...
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