A 1,200-square-foot house is considered small by today’s standards. But one Juneau couple is leaving their home for something less than 100 square feet of livable space.
Economy
Regional Native corporation to consider opening enrollment to ‘afterborns’
If enrollment is opened up, Calista would join other corporations such as the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, Doyon and Sealaska — all regional corporations that issue shares to descendants.
Kuskokwim subsistence fishermen face low chum run, schedule restrictions
Biweekly subsistence fishing periods are underway now. State officials are not considering a chum salmon commercial fishing period.
On a mission in Australia, JBER soldiers receive news of cuts from family, social media
The Army will be cutting thousands of positions from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, with the majority expected to come from the 4/25th Airborne Brigade. This week hundreds of troops from that unit are in Australia on a training mission. Many of the soldiers heard about the cuts for the first time from family or on social media.
Dept. of Revenue report says oil tax credits are a bad investment
Even if all new oil production from 2011 to 2024 is attributed to those credits, the state would still make more money if they put that $4 billion into the CBR instead.
BC mine to reopen after 2014 disaster
British Columbia will allow the Mount Polley Mine to resume limited operations. The mine’s tailings dam broke last year, polluting nearby waterways.
Army to cut 2,600 troops from Anchorage base
Alaska’s U.S. senators got the news Wednesday morning from the Army’s vice chief of staff. Sen. Lisa Murkowski vowed to fight it.
Wildfires are still a concern in rainy Southeast
Tongass National Forest officials have counted 16 wildfires this season, one more than the regional average for a whole year.
Six-hour chum fishery to open in Amalga Harbor
Thursday is the opening of the purse seine season at Amalga Harbor in Juneau. Commercial fishermen will be able to catch chum released from the DIPAC hatchery.
Study: Ocean acidification threatens future of Alaskan shellfish hatcheries
New research paints an unsettling picture of the future of shellfish in coastal Alaska. The effects of ocean acidification are worsening and could mean the end of hatcheries in the next 25 years if costly mitigation efforts aren’t put in place.