A Department of Transportation insider is the interim manager of the agency’s division overseeing Southeast Alaska.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska
Ferry rates rising for commercial customers
Department of Transportation officials are now considering large fare increases for commercial customers, those moving trucks and container vans via ferry.
Prince Rupert pushes for ferry help
Prince Rupert leaders are in Juneau this week to lobby for continued connections with Southeast Alaska.
Summit looks at food security, development
Business, government and other regional leaders will meet in Juneau March 17-18 for the Southeast Conference’s Mid-Session Summit.
‘Scrubbers’ to cut cruise ship air pollution
Cruise lines that sail Alaska waters are installing new pollution-control equipment. Scrubbers are aimed at clearing the air — and meeting new regulations. But it’s also dodging some stronger, more expensive measures.
Update: Fast ferry engine damage could affect service
One of the Alaska Marine Highway’s new ferry engines is down. That could affect service in Southeast and Prince William Sound.
New Tongass chief from Southwest U.S.
Earl Stewart will take over as Tongass forest supervisor in May. He’s moving up from Arizona, where he’s in charge of the Coconino National Forest.
Feds turning Tongass land over to Sealaska
The federal Bureau of Land Management will sign paperwork Friday turning over 70,000 acres of Tongass National Forest to Sealaska Corp.
Deeper Alaska ferry cuts planned by state House panel
Alaska’s ferry system is facing even more service cuts. A House panel on Thursday yanked money from the marine highway budget that the governor had restored. And, it made additional cuts.
State considers B.C. mines as promoters plan visit
A new Walker-Mallott administration working group is addressing British Columbia’s mining boom near its border with Alaska. But the group is not ready to take the stands mine critics hope for.