Starting this year, foreign nationals who wish to drive in Alaska may be getting more scrutiny when they go to the DMV.
Economy
Pebble opponents, proponents react to EPA decision
The developers of Pebble Mine are not pleased with what they say is a gross overreach of federal authority.
EPA starts process that could restrict Pebble Mine
The federal agency will ask the state and those behind the proposed Pebble Mine to make their case for the project.
Industry says U.S. fish law works well in Alaska
The Magnuson-Stevens Act, the 1976 law that governs fishing in the Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska and other federal waters, is up for reauthorization in Congress.
Cost overruns add up to a bigger bill for Sitka’s Blue Lake
The total project — not including new backup diesel generators — was originally estimated to cost about $142-million.
Alaska gets $21 million in federal disaster funds
Poor king salmon returns in three regions are pulling in $21 million in disaster-relief funds for the state.
Assembly hopes to attract more federal research jobs to Juneau
A city task force will study the issue and report to the assembly in six months.
Pebble Mine opponents urge EPA to kill project
About 30 opponents of the proposed Pebble Mine met in Washington Tuesday with White House and high-ranking EPA staff.
U.S. pushes international ban on arctic fishing
The United States is gathering support for an international moratorium on commercial fishing in the Arctic Ocean.
Political solution sought for China geoduck ban
The ban has been in place since mid-December, when Chinese officials claimed they found high toxin and arsenic levels in geoducks from Washington State and from dive areas around Ketchikan.