Federal regulators plan to reevaluate fishing closure boundaries established to protect endangered Steller sea lions in Alaska, part of a national Trump administration push to cut regulation of U.S. commercial seafood harvests. The Steller sea lion protections are among a series of rules that the administration is seeking to relax or change to carry out…
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Confidential document guided Alaska senators working on natural gas pipeline tax break
A secret agreement provides the most detailed insight yet into one of the world’s largest prospective natural gas projects.
Lawsuit aims to put sunflower sea stars on endangered species list
The huge sea stars, once plentiful in waters from Mexico to Alaska, were nearly wiped out by a bacteria-caused wasting disease, and listing is overdue, the lawsuit says.
Alaska districts close 12 schools this year, amid severe budget cuts
District officials say declining enrollment and state funding has not kept pace with skyrocketing costs has lead to millions in budget shortfalls.
Natural gas pipeline tax break lacks needed Senate votes, Alaska lawmakers say
Legislators’ 30-day special session on the issue ends Friday, but lawmakers say a House-passed bill currently lacks support in the Senate
Federal appeals judges reject lawsuit against Alaska Airlines by former state senator
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by former Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, against Alaska Airlines. Alaska Airlines banned Reinbold in 2021 for refusing to follow its masking policies during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. She sued the airline in 2023, after leaving office. By…