The new data has allowed researchers to drop their worst-case estimates for Whittier from a 30-foot wave to a 7-foot wave.
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Librarians worry for future of statewide library catalog after governor’s funding veto
The Alaska Library Catalog facilitates borrowing and lending among member libraries across Alaska.
Environmental regulators to give Alaska LNG pipeline another look
The federal Department of Energy announced last week that it’s ordering a supplemental environmental review of the Alaska LNG project.
Alaska fishermen join sleep deprivation study
Safety boards have cited fatigue as a factor in many fishing boat crashes, like the grounding of the Savannah Ray off Kodiak in 2015 and a deadly collision near La Push, Wash. in 2012.
Soldotna lawmaker shares post likening health workers, journalists to Nazi war criminals
Facebook flagged and hid the post for containing factual inaccuracies.
Alaska Medicaid must cover gender-affirming care following Homer woman’s lawsuit
Starting this month, Alaska Medicaid can no longer deny coverage to transgender Alaskans undergoing gender-affirming treatment.
Hiker bitten by brown bear after his dog chased sow on Kenai Peninsula trail, troopers say
The man told troopers that he was hiking with his dog Sunday evening, on the upper part of the Kenai River Trail, which starts off Skilak Lake Loop Road, when they encountered the bear and two cubs.
Federal eviction moratorium extended through July
he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention introduced the eviction moratorium last September, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through homeless shelters and other congregate living. The agency has extended the order several times and said this extension will be the last.
State looks for small teams to salvage roadkill
Alaska Wildlife Troopers are looking for small teams of volunteers to sign up online for their roadkill lists.
Observers count over 200 Cook Inlet belugas in rivers this spring
For the first time, volunteer observers counted how many Cook Inlet belugas passed through the rivers between March and May.