The Environmental Protection Agency is sticking with its veto of the proposed Pebble Mine project in southwest Alaska.
Economy
Juneau opens up application for $2.5M in affordable housing funding
The city created the fund five years ago to address the city’s lack of housing — specifically, low and middle-income rentals. But not all projects funded in the past have been required to offer affordable units.
Alaska governor vetoes another bill, his seventh of this year
Legislators will have an opportunity to call for an override vote on most of those vetoes when they meet Aug. 2 for a special legislative session.
Alaska Airlines IT outage causes cancellations for Alaskan travelers
According to Alaska Airlines, the outage was not caused by a cybersecurity breach, and passenger safety was not jeopardized.
Klukwan wants to build more housing. Intensifying landslide risk is getting in the way.
The Chilkat Indian Village is in the thick of a five-year research effort to better understand the risk and reduce it over time.
The June salmon harvest in the southern Alaska Peninsula was the worst in 4 decades
Meanwhile, Fish and Game is putting more restrictions on the fishery.