Some houses in Nunapitchuk sit on their own little hills as the soil erodes around them. Whole neighborhoods have sunk as seeping sewage mixes with the melting tundra.
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Anchorage Assembly renames port after Don Young
The name change passed in a 10-2 vote.
Alaska advocates submit petition signatures to put minimum wage increase on ballot
The initiative campaign, the third since 2002, would also mandate paid sick leave and protect workers from having to hear employers’ political or religious messages.
Alaska Airlines jet made 3 recent Alaska-Hawaii flights before its cabin wall blowout
The aircraft flew roundtrip from Seattle to Ketchikan on Dec. 7, the day Alaska Airlines first saw an auto-pressurization warning light illuminate. It went on to make six more flights to or from Alaska.
US Supreme Court rejects Alaska’s attempt to litigate Pebble case
The Dunleavy administration’s legal fight against EPA’s decision to block the controversial mine will now move to the lower courts, attorney general says.
Will the feds block a grocery megamerger? Kroger and Albertsons will soon find out
America’s two largest supermarket chains have struck a $25 billion deal to combine. Now the FTC is about to decide whether it will block or allow it, and under what conditions.
2 bodies recovered from vehicle found snowbound on Steese Highway
The occupants of two other stuck vehicles were rescued.
Before a door plug flew off an Alaska Airlines plane, an advisory light came on 3 times
The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to a NTSB lab.
FAA orders grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after Alaska Airlines incident
The announcement comes after one of the planes, operated by Alaska Airlines, experienced a mid-flight emergency on Friday, which involved a section of plane breaking off in midair.
Salmon compete with mining companies as melting glaciers reveal new habitat
A recent study warns that outdated laws in Canada and Southeast Alaska don’t do enough to protect salmon habitat as climate change transforms the landscape.