The Roadless Rule has flip-flopped multiple times since it was established to protect undeveloped lands, including areas of the Tongass National Forest, in 2001.
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Feds ask court to dismiss timber industry lawsuit that aims to increase Tongass old-growth logging
Timber companies allege that the Forest Service failed to fulfill a promise to supply the companies with enough timber to meet market demand. But the government asserts it didn’t promise that.
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Federal cuts hurt food security programs in several Alaska Native villages
For farmers in Tyonek and reindeer herders in Nome, cuts to USDA grants and staff challenge local food production.
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Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center left with minimal staff amid federal layoffs
Roughly three-quarters of the staff at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center have been laid off, according to former employees with knowledge of the situation.
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Climate change makes farming easier in Alaska. Indigenous growers hope to lead the way.
A new training program in the Interior aims to help Alaska Native communities grow more of their own food.
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$15 million EPA grant for Southeast composting projects latest in local expansion efforts
Tlingit and Haida will use the money to expand composting in Juneau and tribal communities across Southeast Alaska. It’s part of a larger trend of funding for composting in the region.
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USDA to buy nearly $70M worth of Alaska sockeye for food assistance programs
It’s a win for the state’s marketing branch, which had some help from Alaska’s congressional delegation.
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Final projects selected in $25M program for sustainable development in Southeast Alaska
About half of the funding will be managed by tribal and Indigenous organizations, for purposes that include arts and cultural support, enhancement of food security and support for cultural use of forest products.
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Southeast Conference pitches wood pellet production in Ketchikan
Borough staff have expressed caution, noting that wood pellet boiler projects have not always performed as well as anticipated.
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Biden administration pledges $500,000 to design new mariculture facility on Prince of Wales Island
Southeast Conference Executive Director Robert Venables says the idea is to create a co-op facility that would be shared by a number of mariculture firms.
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