Angoon’s 500 residents have long relied on diesel for power, paying somewhere between four and eight times more for electricity than the national average.
Economy
‘Everything is rising at a scary rate’: Why car and home insurance costs are surging
The cost of auto and home insurance is rising much faster than overall inflation, thanks in part to a string of billion-dollar storms. A growing number of people are going without insurance.
Ravn Alaska slashes workforce, raising questions about regional airline’s future
Alaska’s biggest regional airline has laid off 130 of its 400-plus employees.
Alaska tribes accuse Canada of human rights violations, request international hearing on mining
The tribes submitted a brief on Feb. 19 to the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights accusing Canada of violating their human rights, including their right to a healthy environment.
Tlingit and Haida is hiring ambassadors to share Lingít culture at the Mendenhall Glacier
The role is part of the new co-management strategy between the U.S. Forest Service and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
Juneau senator sponsors bill to put more guardrails on property assessments in Alaska
Sen. Jesse Kiehl says the bill aims to make the property assessment process in the state more fair and transparent for residents.
Forest Service boasts dozens of new staff positions in the Tongass
The agency says a larger workforce will help it catch up on a backlog of maintenance projects and keep up with the tourism boom in Southeast Alaska.
Unalaska pulls plug on Makushin geothermal project
Council members had lost confidence that the project would be completed on a reasonable timeline.
Legislators get update on fixes for $5B transportation plan rejected by federal government
State officials say they’ve removed or changed high-expense projects in the process, although the exact changes are not yet public.
Eaglecrest’s gondola project crosses final hurdle to break ground this summer
The Juneau planning commission approved a permit for the project and other ski area amenities at a meeting Tuesday night.