Stevens hears coastal erosion testimony; grills federal agencies on funding

Thu, October 11, 2007 
Posted in Alaska News, Top Stories

Senator Ted Stevens held a field hearing in Anchorage this morning to address the problem of erosion threatening western Alaska villages. Residents spoke of dire conditions as oceans and rivers encroach on their communities. But representatives from federal agencies weren’t optimistic that they could find money to fight the problem.

Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage

 
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  1. Anthropology in a climate of change, war, and internecine environments « Biocultural Science & Management on November 29, 2007 at 3:33 pm

    [...] Last month, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) accompanied the chairwoman of the Disaster Recovery subcommittee, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) to another hearing, in Anchorage, about the few places in Alaska designated for US Army Corps of Engineers environmental management [sic]. [...]

     

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