Urging expeditious action by the Governor of Alaska and the Alaska Legislature to amend the existing State Oil and Hazardous Substances Release Prevention and Response Fund funding mechanisms and, as may be necessary, to establish requisite ancillary funding mechanisms to support and sustain an adequately robust oil and hazardous substances release prevention and response program. … Read more
The council’s board of directors met January 22 and 23, 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska.
The next meeting of the board of directors will be in Valdez on May 7 and 8.
Council board meetings are open to the public, except for executive sessions. An opportunity for public comments is provided at the beginning of each meeting. The councils’ board meetings are recorded and may be disseminated to the public by the council or by the news media.
The council is happy to unveil a newly revised version of the K-12 Oil Spill Curriculum! Lessons are easily downloaded from our website: 2014 Alaska Oil Spill Curriculum
During the past year, the council’s Information and Education Committee worked with professional environmental educator and Homer resident Katie Gavenus to revise the K-12 Oil Spill Curriculum. Lessons in the revised curriculum integrate science, social studies, math, and language arts for students in the Exxon Valdez oil spill region and beyond. Lessons are hands-on and use an inquiry-based approach.Â
The September issue of The Observer newsletter is now online. Read about the council’s comments on recent proposed changes to the terminal’s spill contingency plan, a date has been set for the next marine fire symposium, and more: