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Aug 03 2019

State raises concerns about Red Dog Mine spill cleanups

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Energy & Mining, State Government, Western

Following a truck rollover earlier this summer, emails show state regulators raised concerns about how the Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue is cleaning up after spills on the sensitive tundra.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | August 3, 2019 12:40 am

Aug 02 2019

Across coastal Alaska, Recall Dunleavy campaign gets underway

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government, Western

A statewide effort got underway Thursday seeking to remove Gov. Mike Dunleavy from office. The first step for campaigners is to gather 28,501 signatures to start a recall petition.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | August 2, 2019 3:13 pm

Aug 01 2019

The proposed Pebble Mine site, pictured in 2014.

Northern Dynasty stock jumps after EPA withdraws proposed Pebble restrictions

By Alex Hager, KDLG - Dillingham | Alaska Native Corporations, Business, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Fisheries, Southwest, Western

The company responsible for the proposed Pebble Mine saw a 60% surge in share price Tuesday. The surge comes on the heels of a recent EPA decision favorable to the project’s development.

By Alex Hager, KDLG - Dillingham | August 1, 2019 2:01 pm

Jul 31 2019

Nome-area ranch works to get youth into reindeer herding

By Katie Kazmierski, KNOM - Nome | Community, Education, Western, Wildlife

The Midnite Sun Reindeer Ranch outside of Nome is investing in its future by getting local kids involved in reindeer herding now.

By Katie Kazmierski, KNOM - Nome | July 31, 2019 5:03 pm

Jul 29 2019

Scientists need help studying dead salmon in Yukon area

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | Fisheries, Western

Dead chum salmon are lining the banks of one of the Yukon River’s largest tributaries. Koyukuk River residents and scientists alike suspect the deaths are related to the river’s warm water. A team of scientists headed to the river on July 26 to gather data.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | July 29, 2019 12:57 pm

Jul 28 2019

Commerical fisherman and Kwik'Pak store clerk Kenneth Lee gassing up boats in Emmonak, Alaska on July 15, 2019. (Photo by Anna Rose MacArthur/KYUK)

On Yukon, late salmon run means month-and-a-half fishery reduced to less than two weeks

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | 2 Alaska, A News, Community, Economy, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Western

With the month-and-a-half summer fishery compressed to less than two weeks, there was no room for error. But when the fishery finally opened, a series of unfortunate events hit.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel | July 28, 2019 10:57 am

Jul 22 2019

House committee proposes $1,600 PFD and accepts some vetoes — but falls short of governor’s goal

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Education, Politics, Southcentral, State Government, University of Alaska, Western

The bill would accept $89 million in vetoes, including $20 million in cuts to the University of Alaska, a $49 million cut to school bond debt reimbursement and a $20 million cut to rural school construction.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 22, 2019 5:38 pm

Jul 22 2019

Dozens of convicted criminals have been hired as cops in rural Alaska. Sometimes, they’re the only applicants.

By Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica | Crime & Courts, Public Safety, Western

In one village, every cop has been convicted of domestic violence within the past decade, including the chief. Only one has received formal law enforcement training of any kind.

By Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica | July 22, 2019 11:37 am

Jul 19 2019

Volunteers carve blubber off a dead gray whale on Surfers Beach in July.

Kodiak whale necropsy adds to the growing body of data about 2019 gray whale deaths

By Kavitha George, KMXT - Kodiak | Arctic, Climate Change, Environment, Northwest, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southcentral, Southeast, Southwest, Western, Wildlife

According to NOAA, over 180 gray whales have washed up dead along the West Coast so far this year. But each new specimen adds a little more clarity for scientists.

By Kavitha George, KMXT - Kodiak | July 19, 2019 5:03 pm

Jul 15 2019

Rural Alaskans brace for impact as Power Cost Equalization funds disappear

By Rashah McChesney, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Business, Economy, Energy & Mining, Local Government, Politics, State Government, Western

As legislative gridlock continues over funds included in an annual sweep into state savings, rural Alaskans soon could see more expensive electricity bills.

By Rashah McChesney, Alaska's Energy Desk | July 15, 2019 6:17 pm

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State raises concerns about Red Dog Mine spill cleanups

Across coastal Alaska, Recall Dunleavy campaign gets underway

Northern Dynasty stock jumps after EPA withdraws proposed Pebble restrictions

Nome-area ranch works to get youth into reindeer herding

Scientists need help studying dead salmon in Yukon area

On Yukon, late salmon run means month-and-a-half fishery reduced to less than two weeks

House committee proposes $1,600 PFD and accepts some vetoes — but falls short of governor’s goal

Dozens of convicted criminals have been hired as cops in rural Alaska. Sometimes, they’re the only applicants.

Kodiak whale necropsy adds to the growing body of data about 2019 gray whale deaths

Rural Alaskans brace for impact as Power Cost Equalization funds disappear

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