Due to fire concerns over lithium ion batteries, major shipping companies have stopped shipping EVs to Alaska.
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ConocoPhillips plans large layoffs, potentially slowing or reversing Alaska’s oilfield jobs growth
Oil and gas industry employment in Alaska has been slowly rebounding since the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, but that could change.
Tannery closures hinder Alaska sea otter hunters
With no large-scale tanneries in Southeast Alaska, hunters have few options to continue their traditional cultural practices of skin-sewing sea otters.
Far fewer Canadians are visiting the U.S. this year, new numbers show
Canadian residents made just 1.7 million return trips by motor vehicle back into their country from the U.S. in July, a nearly 37% decline over the same month in 2024, according to Statistics Canada.
Juneau flooding sparks days-long cell service outages in Haines and Skagway
The service interruptions have affected AT&T, GCI, Verizon and Visible, according to Upper Lynn Canal residents.
Tongass Voices: Olga Sofia Lijó Seráns on a Juneau bookstore’s 50-year legacy
Hearthside Books turns 50 this year, and earlier this month it was voted one of the nation’s top 10 best independent bookstores by USA Today.