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Officials Seek Help Remediating NPR-A Wells
Peter Granitz, APRN – Washington DC
Officials from the State of Alaska urged a U.S. Senate panel today for help in remediating wells in the National Petroleum Reserve. The hearing illustrated a deep divide between a state and federal agency.
Shell Asks EPA For Air Permit Revision
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Shell is facing another unexpected hurdle in its plan to drill exploratory wells in the Arctic Ocean this summer. The company is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to revise its air permit for one of its drill ships. The normal revision process would take months, but the EPA is considering options that would allow Shell to proceed this summer.
Redistricting Challenges Remain In Play
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks
An interim voter district map is in place for this fall’s election, but the state’s redistricting process is far from over. Alaska Redistricting Board chairman John Torgerson says lawsuits challenging the redraw of Alaska voting districts remain in play
Crews Respond To Teller Fire
Matthew Smith, KNOM – Nome
The Nome Volunteer Fire Department responded to an early morning fire in Teller, flying in six firefighters who were later joined by several vehicles loaded with crew and equipment.
Report Blames Current, Maneuvering Error For Ferry Crash
Joe Viechnicki, KFSK – Petersburg
The Alaska Marine Highway System has concluded that a maneuvering error by the captain of the state ferry Matanuska resulted in the May 7 crash with a seafood processing plant in Petersburg. The accident shut down the Ocean Beauty Seafood cannery for this year.
Pilot Spots 5-Mile Land Slide In Glacier Bay National Park
Margaret Friedenauer, KHNS – Haines & Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage
One of the biggest landslides in the western hemisphere took place last month in the mountains of Glacier Bay National Park. It was spotted late last month by air taxi pilot Drake Olson, who takes park visitors out flight-seeing. A huge swath – about five miles – of the Johns Hopkins Glacier was covered with a blanket of dirt and rock. Olson says it is territory he’s familiar with, and it has changed dramatically.
Troopers Call Off Search For Missing Delta Junction Man
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
Alaska State Troopers have called off the search for a Delta Junction man missing since last weekend. According to Troopers, an officer from the Delta Post found Emmanuel Martin Hosier’s car parked at a bluff overlooking the Tanana River Sunday night. The 20-year-old was last seen by family Saturday evening.
Students Show Less-Risky Behavior Than In Years Past
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Anchorage
Alaska’s students are making their own lives better according to a national survey that assesses the risks they take in their daily lives. The Youth
Risk Behavior Survey shows the state’s kids are smoking less, having less unprotected sex, taking fewer drugs and drinking less alcohol than in previous years.
Ravens Damaging Southeast Golf Courses
Anne Hillman, KSTK – Wrangell
Golfers aren’t the only ones hitting the links in Wrangell. They’re joined by a group of ravens, who are causing extensive damage to the course. Golf courses throughout Southeast are experiencing a similar problem.
