In this newscast:
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces it’s seeking to fully exempt the Tongass National Forest from a rule that makes roadbuilding difficult,
- a renowned evangelical Christian and climate scientist brings her message to Alaska,
- Mayor Beth Weldon forms a task force to looking at what the city should do to address the growing tourism industry,
- travel industry interests discuss “overtourism,”
- the Coast Guard reports widespread disruption of its VHF radio communications across Southeast Alaska, and
- state epidemiologists flag a recent spike in a type of poisoning caused by eating improperly preserved fish.
