Fight over contested Alaska mine project aired at US House hearing
For Alaskans opposed to the Pebble Mine, a hearing in the U.S. House Wednesday was an opportunity to raise the
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Author: Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Company behind contested Alaska mine project pays $1M to hire Washington lobbyists
The U.S. House will hold a hearing on the Pebble Mine, in Southwest Alaska, on Wednesday. Members of Congress should be
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U.S. Justice Dept. awards $42 million in tribal grants to fight crime, help victims in rural Alaska
Speaking to the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Fairbanks, in the state’s Interior region, Thursday, U.S. Attorney General William
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Alaska’s senator Murkowski breaks ranks on ethical questions about President Trump
Lisa Murkowski is living up to her reputation as one of the few Republican senators likely to break party ranks
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Alaska senators condemn Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria
Both of Alaska’s U.S. senators have joined the chorus of Republicans criticizing President Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops from
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Alaska remote diesel generators win exemption from pollution rule
Congress has passed a bill to exempt diesel generators in rural Alaska from an air quality rule that village utilities
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Seattle council votes to withhold business from oil companies that explore Arctic Refuge
The Seattle City Council voted Monday to avoid doing business with any company that that leases land in Arctic National
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Alaska governor sends letter encouraging potential Pebble mine investor
Officially, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is neutral on the Pebble mine, in southcentral Alaska. But a letter he wrote to a
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Extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southcentral Alaska
Usually by August, peak fire season has passed. But fire and climate experts say conditions in Southcentral Alaska were nearly
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Russia’s floating nuclear power plant worries Alaskans
Russia has produced the world’s first floating nuclear power plant. A barge mounted with nuclear reactors is expected to begin
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Environmental Protection Agency decision now has contested Alaska mine developers cheering
Pebble Limited Partnership, the company trying to build a mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, is
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U.S. Republicans want to show their green side… without talking climate
U.S. President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress want you to know: Republicans care about the environment, too. That was
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U.S. government signs new land swap for Alaskan wildlife refuge road
U.S. Interior Department has already signed a new land swap agreement for a King Cove road, southwestern Alaska, days after
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Environmental Protection Agency criticism of projected Pebble Mine ‘substantial’, says Alaska’s senator Murkowski
The Environmental Protection Agency issued harsh assessments of the proposed Pebble Mine last week, and they’ve made an impression on
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Alaska mine project may be riskier than thought
The Environmental Protection Agency has weighed in once again on the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska, and it has mine
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