Agency: AK
Agency: AK
| Date | Action | Agency | Explanation | Scientists Affected | Summary | |
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| 2019-08-09 | EPA Reverses Position on Alaska Mine Following Meeting Between President Trump and Alaska Governor | AK, EPA, Federal, State, White House | Bias and Misrepresentation | Climate, Other | The EPA informed staff that it would no longer oppose the Pebble Mine project in Alaska, disregarding previous EPA studies |
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| 2019-02-21 | Climate Change Panel Disbanded by Alaska Governor | AK, State | Personnel Changes | Climate | Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy disbanded the Climate Change for Alaska Leadership Team. The team was established in 2017 by then Governor Bill Walker to advise on strategies for addressing climate change. |
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| 2018-12-04 | Climate Change Report Removed from Alaska DEC Website | AK, State | Government Censorship | Climate | In December 2018, one day after new Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy took office, the state Department of Environmental Conservation deleted a key climate change report from its website. The report, titled “Climate Change Policy Recommendations to the Governor,” included a detailed plan for addressing climate change impacts in Alaska. |
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| 2017-04-19 | Climate Science Misrepresented by Arkansas Attorney General | AK, State | Bias and Misrepresentation | Climate | Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed an amicus brief in Exxon Mobil v. Schneiderman. The brief questions the scientific consensus on climate change and the conclusion that it will be “sufficiently dangerous to require urgent policy responses.” |
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| 2017-03-06 | Bill Undermining Teaching of Evolution Introduced in Arkansas | AK, State | Interference with Education | Other | A bill was introduced in the Arkansas legislature that would, if enacted, allow the unproven theories of intelligent design and creationism to be taught alongside evolution in schools. |