In an effort to crack down on airlines that charge passengers steep fees to check bags and change flights, the Biden administration announced new regulations aimed at expanding consumer protections.
Economy
Alaska Rep. Peltola stuns home region by defending Donlin gold mine, a project she once opposed
Peltola has joined Alaska’s U.S senators on a legal brief in support of the proposed Donlin Creek Mine in Peltola’s home region of the Kuskokwim Delta.
University of Alaska gets $20M to study effects of climate change on fishing and harvesting in the Gulf of Alaska
The Interface of Change project will support five years of research to boost climate resilience for mariculture and traditional harvesting.
Juneau forms a task force to tackle short-term rental regulations
Most Assembly members say they favor future regulations.
Biden administration blocks Ambler Road, strengthens protections for NPR-A
The Biden administration said the road, also known as the Ambler Access Project, would cause irreparable damage to wildlife including caribou, which many local people rely on for food.
Juneau’s winter warming shelter has closed, but no summer campground has taken its place
With year-round shelters at capacity and no plans in place for a city-run campground, some people don’t know where they will stay this summer.
Many baby boomers own homes that are too big. Can they be enticed to sell them?
Baby boomer empty nesters own twice as many of the country’s three-bedroom-or-larger homes, compared with millennials with kids.
Peter Pan Seafoods announces it will cease operations
The company has faced mounting troubles, including legal claims from fishermen of back-owed payments for unpaid seafood deliveries.
Army Corps of Engineers affirms denial of permit for Pebble Mine
The decision issued Monday is the latest in a long string of legal and administrative rulings against the project.
Capital Transit temporarily suspends 2 routes amid worker shortage
Bus routes 5 and 6 will stop running on April 22.