Amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, a small but vocal group of NANA shareholders want its subsidiary out of the migrant detention business.
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Canadian company pushes forward with plans for new gold mine in Juneau
The project is called the New Amalga Gold Deposit and it’s being led by Grande Portage Resources, a Vancouver-based mineral exploration company. It’s proposed to be located near Herbert Glacier, about 15 miles north of downtown Juneau.
Alaska Board of Game approves petition for emergency predator control
The board’s action allows the Department of Fish and Game to continue killing bears and wolves for a third season in the range of the shrunken Mulchatna Caribou Herd.
State approves confidential deal with developer to move gasline project forward
The Alaska Gasline Development Corp.’s board approved signing an agreement with Glenfarne to shepherd the $44 billion Alaska LNG Project to a final investment decision.
Newscast – Thursday, March 27, 2025
In this newscast: Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is yet again expanding its reach in Juneau with a new dental clinic in Mendenhall Valley; Crews in Ketchikan are still dealing with a rockslide that cut off access to the northern part of the island; Southeast Alaska’s Chilkat Valley is inching toward the area’s first major timber harvest since the 1990s, but the state is pausing a needed application amid public concern; State lawmakers are now more than halfway through their four-month legislative session and time is ticking away. Alaska Public Media reporter Eric Stone gives an update on where things stand; Scientists at the Alaska Earthquake Center are monitoring several earthquakes near Adak Island. Since last Wednesday, there have been at least eight quakes greater than magnitude 5
‘We all fish right there’: Local concerns pause timber company’s plans for Haines
The company is seeking permits to build a log transfer facility and storage site in Haines’ Lutak Inlet, a popular spot for commercial and subsistence fishing.