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Coalition of Alaska Native Groups Plan to Sue Over Critical Polar Bear Habitat
Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow
A coalition of Alaska Native groups say they plan to file suit against the Federal Government over its recent designation of critical habitat for polar bears.
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Steller Sea Lions May Be Taken Off Endangered Species List
Matt Lichtenstein, KFSK – Petersburg
It may be time to take the eastern Steller Sea Lion off the endangered species list. That’s according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, which is doing a...
Advisory Group Brainstorms Solution to Delta Junction Bison Problem
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
An advisory group has come up with long-awaited recommendations on how to handle the problem of bison roaming through Delta Junction area farmer’s fields. As KUAC’s Tim...
Sitka Hoping to Increase Cruise Ship Visits
Ed Ronco, KCAW – Sitka
Sitka is among the communities in Southeast Alaska that sees fewer visits from cruise ships than the Inside Passage mainstays of Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway. But local...
State Will Provide Emergency Funds to Savoonga
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The state of Alaska will provide emergency funds to Savoonga villagers whose homes were damaged by recent power outages. A dramatic storm that wiped out electric transmission...
Investigators Still Looking into Diver’s Death
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska – Juneau
Investigators continue looking for the reason a diver died last week while collecting sea cucumbers near Metlakatla.
The man, whose name has not been released, was working on the...
Skilak Lake Sets Scene for ‘Caribou Island’
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula is the setting for a new novel that comes out Tuesday. Author David Vann, who spent his early childhood in Alaska,...
Alaska News Nightly: January 18, 2011
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Lt. Governor Treadwell Gavels in House, Senate Sessions
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Talk of Alaska: Wind Power in Rural Communities
Windmills are beginning to make a difference in Alaska’s energy picture. Utilities have invested an estimated 87 million dollars in wind power, and some locations have seen their fuel consumption drop dramatically. We’ll...
Governor Says Proposed Oil Tax Change Will Spur Development, Create More Jobs
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Monday, Governor Sean Parnell presented a plan to make minor changes in the state’s oil tax that he says would spur development and create more jobs in...
Trans Alaska Pipeline Restarts
Annie Feidt, APRN – Anchorage
Oil is flowing again through the Trans Alaska Pipeline. Workers labored through the night to install bypass piping at pump station one. That work was completed early...
Interagency Sweep Nets 45 Criminals
Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage
Last week an interagency enforcement sweep in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley netted 45 criminals, plus guns, snow machines, a pair of marijuana growing operations and a...
Professionals, Advocates Work to Highlight Benefits of Federal Health Care
Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage
As Congress prepares to battle over the newly enacted Health care reform law, Alaskan health care professionals and reform advocates are working to highlight what they see...
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Receives Higher Bond Rating
Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage
The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation recently received a higher bond rating, due in part to its $5-billion in assets. The higher bond rating may mean millions of...
Board Deliberating Changes to Cook Inlet, Kodiak and Chignik Finfish Fisheries
Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
The state’s Board of Fisheries sat down to work in Anchorage Sunday afternoon. The panel hears staff reports and public testimony on all proposals this session prior...
Cold Weather, Little Snow Sets Rough Track for Alcan 200
Tara Bicknell, KHNS – Haines
Frigid temperatures and sparse snow set a rough track for the 42nd annual Alcan200, the longest snowmachine road race on the continent. The ride took place on Saturday...
Russian Orthodox Christmas Tradition Followed by Darker Custom
Anne Hillman, KUCB – Unalaska
Every year from Jan. 7-9 many Russian Orthodox believers go staring for Russian Christmas.
They follow a star from house to house just as the Three Wise Men ...
Alaska News Nightly: January 17, 2011
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Governor Says Proposed Oil Tax Change Will Spur Development, Create...
Parnell Proposes Changes to Oil Tax
Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau
Monday, Governor Parnell presented a plan to make minor changes in the state’s tax on oil he says would encourage more development of more jobs in new fields. He says...
Talk of Alaska: Wind Power in Rural Communities
Windmills are beginning to make a difference in Alaska’s energy picture. Utilities have invested an estimated $87 million in wind power, and some locations have seen their fuel consumption drop dramatically. We’ll ...