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Feb 22 2019

Can Bethel afford the costs of climate change?

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arts & Culture, Climate Change, Community, Economy, Environment, Southwest

The costs from dealing with climate change are starting to become more visible in Bethel, a hub town for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. There are also costs to the region’s lifestyle.

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | February 22, 2019 5:07 pm

Feb 21 2019

Drivers move their cars and trucks off the ferry LeConte at the Angoon terminal in 2010.

Alaska ferries freeze autumn ticket sales amid uncertain future

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Politics, Southeast, State Government, Transportation

The Alaska Marine Highway System has stopped selling tickets past September. That’s in anticipation to deep cuts that could be fatal to the state ferry network.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | February 21, 2019 5:17 pm

Feb 21 2019

Army Corps of Engineers releases Pebble Mine’s draft environmental impact statement

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Southwest

In a major development, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Pebble Mine on Wednesday.

By Isabelle Ross, KDLG-Dillingham | February 21, 2019 4:32 pm

Feb 21 2019

The deck of Windstar Cruises’ Star Legend in 2018.

Dunleavy seeks to scuttle Ocean Rangers cruise ship monitors

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Economy, Environment, Oceans, Politics, Southeast, State Government, Tourism

Voters in Alaska approved a 2006 ballot measure that put independent environmental watchdogs on cruise ships. But Gov. Michael Dunleavy’s administration is looking to scrap the program.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | February 21, 2019 11:33 am

Feb 20 2019

ASRC, after backing Dunleavy’s campaign, blasts his oil tax redistribution plan

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Economy, Energy & Mining, North Slope, State Government

ASRC president and CEO Rex Rock Sr. said: “Trying to balance a state budget on the backs of the Iñupiat people across the Arctic Slope is a wrongsided attack on our region.”

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | February 20, 2019 7:07 pm

Feb 20 2019

NovaGold stakes company future on Donlin Gold mine after major asset sale

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Energy & Mining, Western

NovaGold is staking a lot on the success of the proposed Donlin Gold mine after selling a big asset last year: the Galore Creek project in British Columbia.

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | February 20, 2019 6:00 pm

Feb 20 2019

Gov. Mike Dunleavy leaves the House chambers in Juneau after delivering the annual State of the State address to the Alaska Legislature on Jan. 22, 2019.

Where Dunleavy wants to spend more cash: tourism, courts, pensions, oil tax credits

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Business, Crime & Courts, Economy, Energy & Mining, Politics, State Government, Tourism

Gov. Michael Dunleavy was elected on a pledge to cut the state budget. But his proposal still finds room for budget boosts for a handful of items, from state courts to oil tax credits to a Denali State Park visitors center.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | February 20, 2019 1:08 pm

Feb 19 2019

The small community of researchers who live on Kure Atoll in Hawaii continually collect nets, entanglement hazards, and other debris from its beaches.

Industry launches campaign to rid ocean of plastic. Is it for real?

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Business, Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Nation & World, Oceans, Politics

Five developing countries in Asia are responsible for most of the plastic flowing into the ocean. A new industry effort aims to improve the way countries in the developing world dispose of plastic.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | February 19, 2019 5:41 pm

Feb 19 2019

With winter snow trails, North Slope Borough hopes to offer residents a safe path over tundra

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Community, Economy, Local Government, North Slope, Transportation

“Near-deaths and freezing, running out of gas are some of the issues surrounding being able to go between communities,” said Gordon Brower, director of the North Slope Borough’s Planning and Community Services Department.

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | February 19, 2019 3:16 pm

Feb 18 2019

Policy Director Mike Barnhill of the Office of Management and Budget presents information about the state operating budget to the Senate Finance Committee in Juneau on Feb. 18, 2019. OMB Director Donna Arduin accompanied him.

Senators question Dunleavy’s budget proposal

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

Anchorage Republican Sen. Natasha von Imhof said that to maintain Dunleavy’s commitment to full permanent fund dividends — without having an income tax — would require cuts on the scale he’s proposed.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | February 18, 2019 5:23 pm

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Can Bethel afford the costs of climate change?

Alaska ferries freeze autumn ticket sales amid uncertain future

Army Corps of Engineers releases Pebble Mine’s draft environmental impact statement

Dunleavy seeks to scuttle Ocean Rangers cruise ship monitors

ASRC, after backing Dunleavy’s campaign, blasts his oil tax redistribution plan

NovaGold stakes company future on Donlin Gold mine after major asset sale

Where Dunleavy wants to spend more cash: tourism, courts, pensions, oil tax credits

Industry launches campaign to rid ocean of plastic. Is it for real?

With winter snow trails, North Slope Borough hopes to offer residents a safe path over tundra

Senators question Dunleavy’s budget proposal

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