Local firefighters first to fight southcentral Alaska wildfires
Dozens of wildland firefighters have arrived from the Lower 48 this week to fight the McKinley fire south of Talkeetna.
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Author: Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Dispatch News
Southcentral Alaska wildfire: evacuations, burnt structures and highway closures
At least 50 structures burned Sunday in the McKinley wildfire north of Anchorage, according to the Division of Forestry. The
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Permanent fund dividend fight splits Alaska Republicans, some aligned with Democrats
Typically, some of the most intense fights at the Alaska state Capitol are between factions of Democratic and Republican lawmakers.
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Remote Alaska community to receive state money after Arctic mega-storm
After a September storm caused severe damage to roads in the far-north community of Utqiagvik, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has
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Alaska gas line agency signs agreement with Chinese oil company, financial institutions
China’s giant state-owned oil company, Sinopec, and a pair of Chinese financial institutions have signed an agreement to advance Alaska’s
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Gov. Walker : Trade mission to China with Trump a “most significant opportunity” for Alaska gas
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said Thursday that he will join President Donald Trump’s trade mission to Asia next week, in
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Alaska Native groups and leaders double down on criminal justice reform
Two years ago, Greg Razo took a trip to the state prison in Nome. Razo, who is Yup’ik, was shocked
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Alaska youth environmental group asks state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
A group of youth activists, impatient with the state’s response to global warming, formally petitioned Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s administration
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Can the isolated Alaska town of King Cove get its road under the Trump administration?
The message from the Trump administration official was blunt, chastising Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s communications director for sending a press release that
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Conservation groups girding for battle over National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
Oil industry boosters and Alaska politicians are joining President Donald Trump’s administration to push for more development in an area
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Alaska Governor sends infrastructure wish list to President Trump
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has sent President Donald Trump a wish list of projects for inclusion in a potential federal infrastructure
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Trump’s Interior secretary vows to reinvigorate Alaska oil industry
President Donald Trump’s Interior secretary, Ryan Zinke, drew cheers from some industrial-minded Alaskans on Wednesday when he pledged to pave
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Alaska lawmakers set to end cash subsidies for oil companies
JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate approved a House proposal Monday to repeal a cash-subsidy program for oil companies. But a
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Alaska House Democrats introduce oil-tax bill to heated debate
JUNEAU — Alaska House Democrats unveiled their proposal Wednesday to raise oil taxes and limit cash subsidies and oil-tax credits,
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Obama urges action on climate change
In the first address of his historic three-day visit to Alaska, President Barack Obama urged participants in a State Department
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