Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
Fish Shown to Feel Pain
A new study shows that fish feel pain and react to it as many mammals do - by being more cautious.
Anne Hillman, KUCB - Unalaska
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Legislature Has Long List of Unfinished Business
Alaska's legislature left a lot of unfinished business when it adjourned about last month. Energy development, student loan forgiveness
and other issues will be back on the table when lawmakers resume meeting next January.
Ed Schoenfeld,...
Alaska News Nightly: May 11, 2009
Photo Provided by Office of Lt. Governor Sean Parnell
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Kuskokwim Villages...
Interior Department to keep “Polar Bear Rule”
The Interior Department will keep in place the "polar bear rule" - a Bush Administration decision that says the Endangered Species
Act can't regulate pollution that contributes to global warming.
Libby Casey, APRN - Washington
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Point Lay Celebrating First Whale Harvest in 72 Years
The Chukchi Sea coastal community of Point Lay is celebrating their first whale harvest in 72 years.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
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Federal Budget Cuts Funds for Alaska Programs
President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal year 2010 severely trims funding for Alaska programs.
Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage
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Akiak Residents Seeking Higher Ground to Escape Rising Waters
Residents in the Northwest community of Akiak are seeking higher ground after flood waters began pouring into their village today.
Shane Iverson, KYUK - Bethel
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Beaver Evacuating Elders and Young Children
The Yukon river village of Beaver that lies below the flood devastation of the community of Eagle-- evacuated elders and young
children around noon today.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
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Fort Yukon Battling Floods
Fort Yukon had flooding last night. Fort Yukon police officer Peter Hawbaker says water started coming into town around 10 p.m.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
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Consultant Claims Yukon’s Energy Suppliers Favor Hydro Projects
A Whitehorse consultant says the Yukon's energy suppliers have given up on wind power, in favour of expensive hydro
projects.
Vic Istchenko, CBC - Whitehorse
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Research Unveiled on Pollock and Cod
Some new research related to North Pacific Pollock and Pacific cod was unveiled recently at a science symposium in Anchorage.
Mike Mason, KDLG - Dillingham
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Alaska News Nightly: May 8, 2009
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Interior Department to keep "Polar Bear Rule"
Libby Casey, APRN -...
Denali Claims First Climber of the Season
The Denali mountain summer climbing season is barely underway and the first death has been reported.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage
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Biologists Concluding Field Research on Polar Bears, Global Warming
Photo by Fish and Wildlife Service
Biologists just wrapped up more than a month of field work on polar bears in the Chukchi Sea. The bears who live on the icy waters off Alaska's Northwestern...
Former DNR Commisioner to Head Interior Department in Alaska
Former Department of Natural Resources Commissioner and state legislator Pat Pourchot will be the Interior Department's top official in Alaska. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced today that Pourchot will serve as his Special Assistant...
Senator Murkowski Delays Vote on Interior Nominee
Senator Lisa Murkowski is voicing her concerns over recent Interior Department decisions. She put a hold last week on President Obama's nominee for Deputy Interior Secretary. The confirmation of David Hayes can't move forward...
Flood Waters of Yukon Receding After Flooding Eagle
Photos by National Park Service
The ice jam on the Yukon River that's been causing record flooding at Eagle has gone out. The ice began shifting last (Wed.) night, and local National Weather Service observer...
Work Crews Laboring to Clear Highway Access to Whittier
Cars are jamming an Alaska Railroad parking lot near Portage, as Whittier - bound travelers abandon their cars to take free railroad shuttle service to and from the seaport town. A rock slide closed...
Boat Trip in Upper Lynn Canal Ends in Tragedy
A boat trip undertaken in the upper Lynn Canal recently by three teenage boys from Haines ended tragically with two deaths.
Nicholas Szatkowski, KHNS - Haines
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