On Wednesday, the Bureau of Land Management released a draft plan identifying 50 of these so-called “legacy wells” for clean up.
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TSA issues prohibited item reminder after finding flare in carry-on at Juneau Airport
Transportation Security Administration officials at Juneau International Airport found a flare in the carry-on bag of an Alaska Airlines passenger bound for Sitka Monday afternoon.
No 2013 Stikine subsistence chinook harvest
t looks like there won’t be a chinook subsistence fishery on the Stikine River this year. Officials this week closed the annual opening, scheduled for May 15th to June 20th
North Korea Sentences U.S. Citizen To 15 Years Hard Labor
North Korea has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years in one of the country’s notorious labor camps for allegedly attempting to overthrow the Pyongyang government.
Saudi oil minister welcomes U.S. energy boom
Minister Ali al-Naimi scoffed at U.S. leaders who extol energy independence, especially from the Middle East, as a political goal.
U.S. Said To Be Leaning Toward Arming Syrian Rebels
As the U.S. considers a “spectrum of military options” it could take to assist the groups battling against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Obama administration is leaning toward giving lethal arms to some of those rebels, a senior administration official has told NPR’s Kelly McEvers.
Murkowski ‘irritated’ with U.S. Forest Service
Murkowski is unhappy with the U.S. Forest Service, and doesn’t mince words when talking about it.
Congress looking at Sealaska Lands Bill
The latest Sealaska land conveyance bill had its first public showing in Congress on Thursday.
Senators dine with President, enjoy Alaska’s finest
Women make up half the U.S. population but just 20% of the Senate. So the relationships among female senators tend to be close, regardless of party.
Shell’s Arctic ‘beer can’ passes federal test in Puget Sound
It took several tries, and neither Shell nor the federal government announced the results. But a contractor successfully deployed Shell’s Arctic oil-spill containment system in Samish Bay in March.