Two years ago, Washington voters rejected a different carbon tax measure. But that proposal didn’t garner the support of a broad coalition.
Economy
Should a community’s population be a factor to set fish quotas in western Alaska?
The Coastal Villages Region Fund serves about a third of population covered by community development quota program, but only receives 15 percent of the fish.
Conoco buys up BP’s stake in Alaska’s No. 2 oil field
Conoco is already the biggest oil producer in Alaska, but buying BP’s interest in Kuparuk adds to its growing presence west of Prudhoe Bay.
Juneau is celebrating its newest park — amid a lawsuit over what paid for it
“The ribbon cutting for Overstreet Park marks the completion of the entire park and that section of the seawalk,” said George Schaaf, head of Juneau Parks and Recreation.
Walker asks to suspend Pebble environmental impact statement process
In a letter to the Army Corps on Friday, Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallot contend that Pebble Limited Partnership has yet to present a “feasible and realistic” project.
Passengers, crew safe after small cruise ship grounds north of Sitka
No one was injured when the 104-foot Alaskan Dream, operated by Sitka-based Alaskan Dream Cruises, went aground on a shallow beach in Olga Strait, about 12 miles northeast of Sitka, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Lucrative Bellingham-to-Southeast ferry Columbia sailing canceled amid repairs
About 300 people had booked tickets and it was to carry a nearly full load of vehicles.
Yakutat sockeye fishery blindsided by historic low return
About 21,000 sockeye were expected back at the Situk River by this time. But only 2,300 fish have made it so far.
Walker requests Pebble EIS suspension
Gov. Bill Walker’s office on Friday asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to suspend the Environmental Impact Statement process for the proposed Pebble Mine.
Alaska cities, facing housing crunch, encourage backyard cottages and apartment additions
In recent years, cities like Juneau and Kodiak have opened up regulations to allow stand-alone backyard cottages up to about 1,000 square feet in single-family neighborhoods.