A recent letter from the U.S. State Department acknowledges Alaskans’ concerns about pollution from current and potential British Columbia mines.
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Two really, really big cruise ships headed to Alaska
Cruise ships sailing to Alaska are getting bigger and bigger. One planned for 2019 is twice the size of many of the ships already sailing here.
New pipeline partnership with China still a mystery
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation hasn’t released details on the gasline agreement inked in China.
Teacher housing teaches life lessons
Housing in Nikolai, a village of about 100 people on the south fork of the Kuskokwim River, is scarce. It’s expensive and difficult to get building supplies there.
Seeking investment, Alaska goes open source with oil & gas data
Alaska’s Oil and Gas division is releasing valuable oil exploration data from leases on the North Slope and Cook Inlet.
Coast Guard’s Alaska personnel dispatched to help with Harvey response
Five Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Sitka and eight others from elsewhere in Alaska will be working in the Texas area for the next two to three weeks.
Alaska officials looking into lawsuit against opioid drugmakers
The state of Alaska is looking into whether it should sue the manufacturers of opioid painkillers for their contributions to the opioid epidemic and has hired a law firm that is representing two other states in related legal action.
Oil company sues over Alaska’s beleaguered cash-for-credits program
Formerly bankrupt Miller Energy Resources and its subsidiaries want cash-credit payments its owed, frozen until lawsuit is resolved.
Juneau chef takes home top prize at Great American Seafood Cook-Off
Juneau chef Lionel Uddipa of Salt won the Great American Seafood Cook-Off for his dish of smoked Alaskan king crab with risotto.
White House’s election fraud commission suspends request for Alaska voter information
Alaska will not be providing voter information to the White House for the time being.