The EPA announced it will resume the process that could result in blocking the proposed Pebble gold mine.
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Cracked cell phone guides Coast Guard to boater stranded near Naked Island
The boater was traveling in an 18-foot skiff from Auke Bay to Hoonah and had made it around a third of the way when his bilge pump gave out.
Biden administration will review Trump’s plan that opened most of the NPR-A to oil development
Last week, the Interior Department directed the Bureau of Land Management to review the NPR-A management plan for compliance with President Biden’s climate goals.
Interior secretary postpones Alaska trip, citing rising COVID rates
Haaland was due to visit in mid-September, particularly to meet leaders in King Cove.
Alaska Airlines flight diverted to Juneau after passenger makes threats and group violates mask protocol, officials say
Alaska State Troopers said in an online report that the five passengers “were not following flight attendant instructions related to mask use and were using foul language during the flight.”
Newscast – Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021
In this newscast:
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are at an all-time high in Alaska,
the state’s largest school systems aren’t doing any kind of COVID-19 surveillance testing,
the U.S. Department of Education has approved a state plan for spending $358 million in relief funds,
the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is expected to reevaluate a Trump-era environmental review that may affect plans to reopen the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas leasing,
one of nine remaining clan houses in Sitka is on the verge of collapse, and
residents of Wrangell and Petersburg can now text 911 when calling isn’t an option.