The mine would be built at the headwaters of the Koktuli River drainage, and it would eliminate about 20% of available habitat there, though the Corps says that does not necessarily represent fish habitat.
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COVID-19 hasn’t interrupted Alaska’s resupply lifeline from Pacific NW, and woe if it does
The tug crews fit into a category of essential workers the general public rarely sees — even less so now that shore leave by mariners and visitors boarding the vessels are almost completely forbidden.
Knopp remembered as ‘one-of-a-kind leader’ in Alaska
Knopp was an oil industry contractor who served on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly before he was elected to the House in 2016. He represented Kenai and Soldotna in the chamber.
Southeast Alaska airline to relaunch passenger service on former Ravn routes
The airline plans to hire experienced Ravn and PenAir pilots and use aircraft that can fly direct from Anchorage.
Tlingit & Haida proposes housing in Lemon Creek for people released from prison
If plans are approved, residents would pay rent and serve the community by volunteering.
The rules for crossing the Canadian border into Alaska just got even stricter
Starting July 31, people driving to Alaska from the Lower 48 will only be able to enter Canada through one of five border crossings.
Pandemic pushes fishing activists to call for more government support
Activists say fishing businesses need access to federal programs that already benefit land-based harvesters.
With Alaska at ‘income cliff,’ labor calls on US senators to fight for unemployment benefits
The HEROES Act would extend the $600 weekly benefits through next January.
4 killed in Petersburg crash
The crew had been fishing on the F/V Magnus Martens of Juneau and F/V Vigilant of Petersburg.
For Tongass projects, critics say environmental rollback could cut the public out of the process
In the Tongass National Forest, this comes at a time when sweeping management changes were already underway.