An earthquake early warning system under development for the West Coast gets a major boost in the new federal budget that President Donald Trump signed into law Friday.
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Stormy Daniels shares graphic details about alleged affair with Trump
The adult film star says she was once threatened in a parking lot to stay quiet about her affair with the president.
Why Sullivan voted no on $1.3 trillion federal bill
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan typically votes with the Republican leadership in the Senate. But in the wee hours before a two-week recess, Sullivan voted no on the federal spending bill.
Trump signs spending deal, after threatening veto
After a massive spending bill passed both chambers of Congress one day before a shutdown would occur, the president is threatening a veto because it does not address his immigration priorities.
Feds take key step toward approving another Conoco development in NPR-A
If it goes forward, the project would be ConocoPhillips’s third oil development inside the boundaries of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Federal spending bill does not include Tongass policy riders
A bill to fund the federal government emerged Wednesday night in Congress, and environmental groups are celebrating that it does not include policy riders to advance old-growth logging in the Tongass National Forest.
Boom in gun sales sends $33 million in taxes to Alaska for wildlife conservation
The U.S. Interior Department announced Alaska’s share of a gun tax revenue: $33 million. That’s more than double what the state got just six years ago.
Feds to drop new habitat rules, ending state’s legal challenge
The Trump administration has agreed to rewrite rules that would have made it easier for the government to designate areas as “critical habitat” for endangered species.
New state Forest Service leader has Alaska experience
“We spent 23 years together in Alaska and just having an opportunity to come back and re-engage with folks and work on Alaska issues has just been a dream of mine,” said incoming Regional Forester David Schmid.
Companies in foreign trade zones await more details on Trump tariffs
Manufacturers that operate in foreign trade zones may be able to evade President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, trade experts say. But there are a lot of unanswered questions about how the tariffs — which were justified on rarely-used national security grounds — will be applied in zones.