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Juneau opens safer, more accessible campground for people without homes
Juneau’s new, 20-tent campground isn’t for recreation. It replaces a campground with a checkered history that’s been one piece of the city’s efforts to give shelter to people without homes.
State Division of Forestry makes an exception for Southeast Alaska, allowing permitted burns
An exception is being made for Southeast Alaska because of the area’s wet conditions and types of fuels that are present.
State of Alaska receives $3M worth of PPE from China
The shipment included 160,000 face shields, 1.2 million pairs of gloves, 31,000 protective Tyvek suits, 100,000 disposable gowns, and 20,000 shoe covers and head caps, state emergency officials said.
ConocoPhillips to cut Alaska oil production by 100,000 barrels per day
ConocoPhillips says it will cut oil production in Alaska by about 100,000 barrels per day for the month of June. That’s about half of Conoco’s daily production in the state, and roughly a fifth of the crude that typically flows down the trans-Alaska pipeline.
As Alaska starts to reopen, it’s already too little, too late for some small businesses
New research suggests that a lot of small businesses across the country are financially fragile. Three-quarters of them said they only had enough cash on hand to cover two months of expenses.
With social distancing in mind, a Juneau food cart rigs up a drive-thru
As the state of Alaska ordered social distancing mandates, a Juneau drive-thru burger joint was born.
University of Alaska to furlough top leaders, including president, chancellors and deans
The University of Alaska says the furloughs, put in place by UA President Jim Johnsen, will impact 166 employees and are expected to save the university system $554,000.
The COVID-19 pandemic has erased most of Alaska’s cruise season, industry representative says
Nearly 70% of this summer’s cruise ship trips in Alaska have so far been canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a representative from Cruise Lines International Association Alaska.
Alaska’s top doctor says we can’t allow the number of COVID-19 cases to grow unchecked
Alaska’s top doctor warned against the risk of allowing the number of COVID-19 cases to grow unchecked