Economy

The tribes are seeking protective action under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, the framework for resolving disputes over shared waters.

Huna Totem Corporation aims to complete construction on a 10,000-foot visitor center and a new cruise ship berth with a curved trestle by 2025, but there are many steps to go in the public process.

Kiera O-Brien said her childhood in Ketchikan led her to where she is today: working for a green energy developer as a public policy representative.

Despite climate targets set by the Biden administration and corporate executives, the U.S. is still building new natural gas plants that threaten to cause greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come.

As Hilcorp looks for more gas, the company is seeking to extract the resource from beneath private parcels like Shaw’s.

Alaska’s wage rate ranks eighth overall nationwide, wedged between Maryland and Colorado.

The store is slated to open next spring.

Casey Sixkiller, the Region 10 administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, has sent a recommendation to EPA headquarters to protect the area by vetoing the proposed mine.

Weeks after announcing that Kroger and Albertsons grocery stores will merge, the corporations have no explanation for how it will affect customers in Alaska.

The board says previous approaches focused on voluntary compliance have proven ineffective at addressing the unique hazards of flying in the area.