Business boom follows glacier’s retreat in Portage, southcentral Alaska
Portage Glacier Cruises, south of Anchorage in southcentral Alaska, recently marked its 30th anniversary of shuttling visitors by boat to
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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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Wildfire smoke brings more respiratory complaints in Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska health care providers have seen more patients with respiratory problems in recent days because of poor air quality.
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Wildfires in Alaska and Yukon producing smoky conditions
Yukon’s chief medical officer of health issued an air quality advisory Monday as much of the territory was blanketed by
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Wildfire in Anchorage, Alaska forces rapid response
A fast-moving wildland fire erupted in east Anchorage Tuesday afternoon. What officials are calling the Campbell Park Fire was first
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Alaska universities, health services hit hard by governor’s budget vetoes
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed 182 separate line items from the state’s operating budget. During a Friday press conference, Dunleavy
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Temperatures nearing all-time records in Southcentral Alaska
It reached 82 degrees Fahrenheit (27.8 degrees Celsius) in Anchorage on Saturday. Hot by Southcentral Alaska standards, and three degrees
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Art exhibit in Alaska connects bird research to backyards
Art and science may seem like very different disciplines. But they converge in a new exhibit in Anchorage, southcentral Alaska
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U.S. gov reconsiders restrictions on controversial Alaska mine project
The Environmental Protection Agency announced good news Wednesday for the company backing the proposed Pebble Mine: The EPA is officially
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Blog – U.S. ups rhetoric in Arctic, but not its game
American rhetoric is turning up the temperature in the Arctic while not even really putting its money where its mouth
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Understanding Alaska’s growing senior population
The senior population in Alaska is growing faster than any other state in the United States. State Demographer Eddie Hunsinger
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Alaska’s Senator Murkowski not taking a stand (yet) on contested Pebble Mine
Opponents of the Pebble Mine, in Alaska, are doing all they can to get Sen. Lisa Murkowski on their side.
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Alaska governor says permanent fund dividend formula must be approved by popular vote
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy told a working group of state senators and representatives on Wednesday that any changes they propose
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Alaska’s first wireless 5G network to be built in Anchorage
The state’s largest telecommunications company announced it’s building the first 5G wireless network in the state’s largest city. GCI will
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Alaska working group seeks way forward on permanent fund dividend amid heated debate
The size of this year’s permanent fund dividend looms over every other issue facing the Alaska state government. Gov. Mike
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