Interior

Feb 23 2019
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Located halfway between Cantwell and Paxson on the Denali Highway, The Alpine Creek Lodge has become a popular mushing destination. (Photo by Joey Mendolia/Alaska's Energy Desk)

Why a wilderness lodge in the middle of nowhere became a magnet for mushers

By | 2 Alaska, Iditarod, Interior, Sports

Along one of the most remote stretches of the state’s road system is a wilderness lodge that’s become thoroughly popular with elite dog-mushers. The spot offers some of the best winter training for long-distance mushers anywhere in Alaska. The fact that there’s also hot food and cold beer, mushers say, just happens to be a bonus.

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Feb 13 2019
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How Alaska school districts planned to spend that $20 million

By | 2 Alaska, Aleutians, Arctic, Education, Interior, Juneau, North Slope, Northwest, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, State Government, Western

Gov. Michael Dunleavy proposed doing away with $20 million in education funding approved by the Legislature in 2018. Superintendents and lawmakers say school districts were counting on that money, and many have already started spending it.

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Feb 05 2019
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Interior Dept. kicks off new round of meetings on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Energy & Mining, Interior, North Slope, Wildlife

Some people at the meeting expressed concern about the process. Lisa Baraff with the Northern Alaska Environmental Center said that the timeline BLM has been using for their environmental review is too short.

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