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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Democratic presidential candidates take to Twitter to weigh in on Alaska politics
The leading Democratic contenders for the White House are weighing in on Alaska politics and the ferry strike — at
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Research project seeks to understand climate change impacts in North American Arctic
A group of Canadian and U.S. scientists backed by a NASA aircraft packed with sophisticated remote sensing equipment have converged
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Alaska Legislature passes capital budget funding, $1,600 permanent fund dividends, veto reversals
The Alaska Legislature passed two major bills on Monday. One would fund the capital budget. Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he’s
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2019 Arctic wildfire season ‘unprecedented’ say experts
June and July are shaping up to be the most intense Arctic wildfire periods on record with blazes raging everywhere
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‘We’re gonna be out on the streets’: Anchorage, Alaska readies for a homeless crisis
The mayor of Anchorage declared a civil emergency Wednesday over concerns that the state’s fiscal crisis will cause hundreds of
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Anchorage, Alaska declares a civil emergency over looming cuts
The Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska has declared a civil emergency in preparation of a dramatic increase in homelessness and public
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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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Caribou crossing Arctic Canada highway, but hunters asked to hold off for now
A herd of Porcupine caribou is moving along the Dempster Highway, in Arctic Canada, a phenomenon many say hasn’t been
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Lack of village police leads to hiring cops with criminal records in Alaska: Anchorage Daily News
In some parts of Alaska, local governments are so desperate for law enforcement they’ve had to hire people with criminal
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Alaska sees first measles case since 2015
According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, the diagnosis was confirmed Tuesday, in an unvaccinated teenager from
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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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University of Alaska students, staff on edge due to impending budget cuts
On the day the Legislature unsuccessfully attempted to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s line-item veto, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) biology
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Alaska Legislature fails to override governor’s budget vetoes
The Alaska Legislature failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget vetoes on Wednesday. Without enough lawmakers present to reach
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Alaska senators worry about funding for scholarships, medical education, rural power cost equalization
State senators in Juneau, Alaska raised alarm on Tuesday about the money swept from state budget accounts into a harder-to-access
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