The state of Alaska recognizes that climate change is happening. And rather than wait around for outside help, the 37-page document outlines the prospect of local solutions to mitigate the damage.
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Local candidates for statehouse participate in Native issues forum
Juneau candidates running in House District 33 and 34 and Senate District Q answered questions about issues relevant to Alaska Native and non-Native voters alike.
This is the solar farm oil employees built
Just off the highway in Willow, four current and former BP employees have built one of Alaska’s first commercial solar farms. Using 408 solar panels and repurposed oil piping, the team of four set up their solar farm on seven acres of land. Built as a pilot project, the team hopes to either expand the…
Chinese tariffs hit Southeast Alaska’s struggling timber industry
Tariffs will be placed on trees shipped to China: a response to President Donald Trump’s latest wave of tariffs on Chinese goods.
In Fairbanks, building a home on permafrost with an uncertain future
When Benesch bought this property back in 1999, he was pretty sure it had permafrost under it, though he didn’t know for certain.
Two men charged as feds crack case of missing Anchorage mammoth tusk
Prosecutors are charging two men with stealing a 10,000-year-old mammoth tusk from the federal Bureau of Land Management in Anchorage. The indictment appears to be a break in a case that had gone unsolved since the tusk went missing six months ago.
Candidates for local office discuss issues at League of Women Voters forum
For this year’s League of Women Voters municipal candidate forum, the nonpartisan civic organization partnered with KTOO and the Juneau Empire to broadcast live from @360.
Campaign complaint filed against salmon ballot backers
Stand for Alaska claims Stand for Salmon, Yes for Salmon and the Alaska Center are improperly reporting how they are coordinating the campaign, underplaying the Alaska Center’s role. Stand for Alaska also alleges they aren’t properly disclosing campaign contribution sources. Stand for Alaska denies the allegations.
This solar farm is built on oil industry money, know-how and even some recycled drilling pipe
Alaska’s first commercial-scale solar farm is about to come online. Its builders say they want to move the world toward cleaner energy sources. But they’re not ready to renounce oil and gas just yet.
Opponents pack Anchorage hearing on salmon habitat ballot measure
A ballot initiative aimed at protecting salmon habitat is facing stiff opposition from industry groups, unions and Native corporations in Alaska. That opposition was on full display at an Anchorage hearing on the measure this week.