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Sep 06 2019

Ketchikan leaders ponder consequences of Prince Rupert ferry cancellation

By Eric Stone, KRBD - Ketchikan | Business, Community, Economy, Federal Government, Fisheries, Local Government, Southeast, State Government, Tourism, Transportation

The end of the international ferry service link will mean big changes for people trying to get from Southeast Alaska to the North American road system.

By Eric Stone, KRBD - Ketchikan | September 6, 2019 3:26 pm

Sep 06 2019

There’s a new marine heatwave in the Pacific Ocean that looks a lot like ‘The Blob’

By Kavitha George, KMXT - Kodiak | Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans

The new warming trend started in mid-June.

By Kavitha George, KMXT - Kodiak | September 6, 2019 2:18 pm

Sep 05 2019

State ombudsman says Board of Fisheries violated open meetings law

By Renee Gross, KBBI - Homer | Fisheries, Southcentral

The board improperly shifted the location of its Cook Inlet finfish meeting earlier this year with little public notice.

By Renee Gross, KBBI - Homer | September 5, 2019 11:51 am

Aug 27 2019

Gov. Mike Dunleavy talks with Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Anchorage, in the 2nd floor hallway of the Capitol in Juneau on March 7, 2019. He had just left the House Speaker’s office.

Dunleavy sends letter encouraging potential Pebble investor

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Business, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Fisheries, Politics, Southwest, State Government, Western

Officially, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is neutral on the Pebble Mine. But a letter he wrote to a potential investor in the controversial project calls his neutrality into question.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | August 27, 2019 6:29 pm

Aug 22 2019

Will EPA veto Pebble? Boss of agency says it’s not his call.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Politics, Southcentral, Southwest

During a recent trip to Alaska, the head of the EPA spoke on several topics. But he said nothing about the hottest topic involving the EPA and Alaska: the proposed Pebble Mine.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | August 22, 2019 4:27 pm

Aug 13 2019

Enviros say new rules weaken the Endangered Species Act. Interior says they enhance it.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | Business, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Politics, Wildlife

The U.S. Interior secretary describes the new rules for carrying out the Endangered Species Act as improvements. But environmental groups disagree.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | August 13, 2019 10:16 am

Aug 07 2019

International Joint Commission launches ‘fact-finding mission’ into British Columbia transboundary mining

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Nation & World, Politics, Southeast, State Government

Alaska’s U.S. senators hosted members of an international commission charged with investigating transboundary water disputes in Juneau on Monday.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | August 7, 2019 4:27 pm

Aug 06 2019

Elizabeth Siddon, photographed in her office on Aug. 1, 2019, points to a figure charting sea ice extent in the Bering Sea, which shows a "double whammy" of back-to-back low sea ice winters in 2017-18 and 2018-19. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KTOO)

Honored nationally, a Juneau scientist helps Alaska fisheries managers see the bigger picture

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | 2 Alaska, Climate Change, Education, Environment, Federal Government, Fisheries, Juneau, Oceans, Science & Tech, Western, Wildlife

Elizabeth Siddon is the only Alaskan this year to receive the highest honor from the U.S. government for early career scientists. Her work helps Alaska’s fisheries managers see the bigger picture.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | August 6, 2019 6:13 pm

Aug 02 2019

‘Hanging by a thread’ in a second year of scant fishing for the Southwest village of Chignik Bay

By Alex Hager, KDLG - Dillingham | Community, Fisheries, Southwest

While some parts of Bristol Bay have had record-breaking years, one South Peninsula village hasn’t been as lucky. After a year and a half of bad runs, Chignik Bay is worried about the survival of the community.

By Alex Hager, KDLG - Dillingham | August 2, 2019 5:37 pm

Aug 01 2019

The proposed Pebble Mine site, pictured in 2014.

Northern Dynasty stock jumps after EPA withdraws proposed Pebble restrictions

By Alex Hager, KDLG - Dillingham | Alaska Native Corporations, Business, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Fisheries, Southwest, Western

The company responsible for the proposed Pebble Mine saw a 60% surge in share price Tuesday. The surge comes on the heels of a recent EPA decision favorable to the project’s development.

By Alex Hager, KDLG - Dillingham | August 1, 2019 2:01 pm

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Ketchikan leaders ponder consequences of Prince Rupert ferry cancellation

There’s a new marine heatwave in the Pacific Ocean that looks a lot like ‘The Blob’

State ombudsman says Board of Fisheries violated open meetings law

Dunleavy sends letter encouraging potential Pebble investor

Will EPA veto Pebble? Boss of agency says it’s not his call.

Enviros say new rules weaken the Endangered Species Act. Interior says they enhance it.

International Joint Commission launches ‘fact-finding mission’ into British Columbia transboundary mining

Honored nationally, a Juneau scientist helps Alaska fisheries managers see the bigger picture

‘Hanging by a thread’ in a second year of scant fishing for the Southwest village of Chignik Bay

Northern Dynasty stock jumps after EPA withdraws proposed Pebble restrictions

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