The case is about the so-called “pre-emptive veto” the Environmental Protection Agency issued during the Obama administration.
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Alaska businesses got $922 million from PPP before the federal well ran dry
The average loan amount was $190,000.
Saturday update: 5 new Alaskans diagnosed with COVID-19
State health officials are reporting that three women and two men tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
Families of children with special needs worry their kids will be left behind as education moves online
Children with special needs have a range of learning differences that often require individualized and specialized learning strategies, which can be difficult to transfer online.
A Juneau forest therapy guide says resiliency is all around us, even in a pandemic
Juneau resident Linda Kruger started leading therapeutic walks before the coronavirus hit. She says there are lessons the forest can teach us during a pandemic.
Newscast – Friday, April 17, 2020
In this newscast:
Gov. Mike Dunleavy says Alaska will reopen it’s economy on its own terms,
Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink advises logging what they do and with whom to help with contact tracing,
ConocoPhillips announces another $200 million capital spending cut in Alaska,
Native American leaders question if federal relief money for tribes should go to Alaska Native corporations,
students and teachers at the University of Alaska Southeast say the transition to online learning has not been smooth,
state officials say early release of inmates is not an option to protect them from COVID-19,
new options are opening in Juneau for people without homes to sleep,
the Alaska Marine Highway System won’t bring more ferries into service until travel restrictions are relaxed and demand comes back,
an international partnership to boost Alaska’s broadband connectivity collapses, and
local weekend weather and the aurora forecasts.