Trident did not name who will buy the plants. Company officials say both Trident and the buyers are bound by non-disclosure agreements.
Southeast
U.S. Forest Service cuts back Southeast Alaska timber sale after public comments
The initial Thomas Bay timber sale proposal was for about 22 million board feet. But after a few years of public process, that has shrunk to 12.6 million board feet to be harvested through a patchwork of areas over several years.
After cliff fall, Ketchikan’s ‘Gandalf’ says reports of his death were greatly exaggerated
“I’d be the first person to know if I was dead,” Robert Henderson said from his hospital room in Seattle.
New Tongass forest plan will focus on climate change, tourism boom in Southeast
The U.S. Forest Service is working to replace the 25-year-old management plan for the nation’s largest national forest.
40 years in the making, Angoon hydroelectric project wins $27M in federal funding
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.
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.
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.
Haines visitor center turns to social media influencers. Will it pay off?
Haines’ tourism director says there’s fierce competition to attract independent travelers, and influencers are one way to get a leg up.
Alaska’s mariculture industry expands, with big production increases in recent years, report says
Alaska seaweed production went from almost nothing in 2017 to nearly 900,000 pounds in 2022.
Murkowski pushing to extend federal landslide risk monitoring program
Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state have now moved to reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, a program within the USGS, for the next 10 years.