Scrubbers filter heavy fuel oil exhaust, but environmental advocates say they transfer air pollution into Alaska’s waters. Some Juneau residents want to see that change.
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Garments taken from Ketchikan memorial for missing and murdered Indigenous people
Ketchikan Indian Community Vice President Gloria Burns called it an “intentional, almost vicious attack.”
Gov. Dunleavy says he hasn’t decided if he’ll sign the tribal recognition bill
The bill passed the state House and Senate last month.
Ketchikan Indian Community’s new president says she’ll push for greater access to traditional foods
She also plans to keep pushing for a ban on tailings dams that hold back mine waste along cross-border rivers.
Board of Fish Southeast meeting moved to Anchorage in March
The decision is a loss for Ketchikan’s winter economy and is leaving some feeling cut out of the decision-making process.
Ketchikan school superintendent set to receive $80,624 for stepping down early
Beth Lougee’s resignation follows a rocky tenure, where Alaska Native tribal leaders said they’d lost confidence in her leadership.
Ketchikan school board to resume evaluating superintendent after 3-month pause
The Ketchikan Indian Community’s Tribal Council issued an unprecedented statement saying the body had “no confidence” in Lougee as superintendent.
Native leaders want Ketchikan school district to close ‘achievement gap’
Data compiled by the school district and the Ketchikan Indian Community shows that Alaska Native students have lower proficiency than Caucasian students in English/language arts and math.