State Director, Alaska Environment Research & Policy Center
Started on staff: 2016
B.A., cum laude, Boston University
Dyani runs campaigns to promote clean air, clean water, and open spaces in Alaska. She lives in Anchorage and loves to hike, ski and cook yummy food.
The Alaska snow crab season was canceled for the first time ever because billions of crabs have disappeared from the Bering Sea. This mass population die off is a distressing blow to the Bering Sea ecosystem. The snow crab fishery closure will change sushi menus and seafood options around the world. The reality television show the Deadliest Catch will run spinoff content this season in Norway.
Call to cut down water pollution as Supreme Court case, 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act, near
On September 12th, BOEM held a public hearing on their proposed five-year (2023-2028) program for offshore oil and gas lease sales. Their proposal includes one sale in Cook Inlet in addition to sales in the Gulf of Mexico. State Director Dyani Chapman testified in favor of no new leases.
