Coast Guard draft assessment includes plans to accommodate up to two icebreakers in Juneau

Catherine Reardon reads a display from the Coast Guard at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO)
A draft environmental assessment looking at homeporting up to two Coast Guard icebreakers in Juneau is open for public comment. The agency held an open house on the assessment Tuesday at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. 
Mark Ridgway runs the environmental management branch of the Coast Guard’s civil engineering unit in Juneau. He said part of the