Newscast – Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021

  • Immunocompromised Juneau residents looking for a third COVID-19 shot, have limited options,
  • A federal judge has reversed the Trump administration’s environmental approval for ConocoPhillips’ major proposed Willow project on Alaska’s North Slope,
  • A zine centered on the LGBTQ community in Southeast Alaska started up this year, releasing its second issue this month,
  • The Biden administration will require nursing homes to mandate their employees be vaccinated — it’s not clear what effect that this could have on Alaska’s understaffed nursing homes.

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