Critics say scrubbers trade would-be air pollution for water pollution, and they say state and federal regulators aren’t doing enough to keep Alaska waters clean.
Tourism
Tongass Voices: James Houck on the joy of pedaling people through Juneau
James Houck has operated Juneau Pedicab — a company that offers tours from behind his bicycle — for seven years.
A dog camp atop a Juneau glacier keeps mushing afloat during Alaska’s summer tourism season
Mushers say the sport has become more expensive. Many of them are turning to tourism to pay the bills.
Sitka at a ‘tipping point’ as residents grapple with impact of tourism
Sitka’s summer tourism season is in full swing with numbers expected to be close to last year’s record-breaking 585,000 cruise visitors.
Plans to build Juneau’s fifth cruise ship dock can move forward after appeal attempt fails
The Juneau Assembly has sided with a state ruling that the project can legally move forward, despite health and safety concerns brought forth by a local activist.
‘We got a bonus tour’: cruise passengers stranded in Canada by rockslide rejoin their ships in Haines
About 150 people were bused more than 6 hours and hundreds of miles to rendezvous with their ships early Wednesday morning.