Borough staff have expressed caution, noting that wood pellet boiler projects have not always performed as well as anticipated.
Economy
Overhaul of Alaska alcohol laws makes progress in Legislature
This year, the most controversial provision has been one that limits the number of tasting rooms for breweries, distilleries and wineries.
Alaska Airlines asks passengers to brace for cancellations as pilots picket Anchorage airport
Similar pickets were planned at airports in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Board of Fish bans spearfishing for sockeye at Sitka’s Redoubt Lake Falls
Proponents of the ban argued that spearfishing was inefficient, dangerous and disruptive to schooling sockeye — and likely illegal in any case.
USDA announces $8.7M in grants for sustainability projects in Southeast Alaska
Southeast Alaska is getting special attention in part because the Biden administration wants to reinstitute the Roadless Rule in the Tongass and end large-scale, old-growth logging.
Work on Neva Strait spill continues after tugboat is refloated and towed to Sitka
According to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, a light diesel sheen remained in the area where the boat was grounded.
Homer fisherman appointed to Board of Fish
He says he’s interested in making sure residents of coastal communities have the resources to participate in local commercial fishing.
CDC drops its COVID-19 risk advisory for cruise ship travel
“While cruising will always pose some risk of COVID-19 transmission, travelers will make their own risk assessment when choosing to travel on a cruise ship, much like they do in all other travel settings,” the agency said in a statement to NPR.
Seafood safety advisory issued following diesel spill in Neva Strait
The state is advising against harvesting herring eggs in some areas where fuel has been seen.
Legislators are divided over what to call state payments to Alaskans and the message it would send
House majority members say describing the entire $2,550 payment as a dividend would set expectations that PFDs would be that size every year.