Patrick Yack, Alaska Public Media
GOP Asks Obama to Not Make Commitments at Copenhagen
Republicans in the US Senate are warning the Obama Administration not to make commitments in Copenhagen without the support of Congress. As the UN Climate Change Conference reaches its final days, President Obama is...
BP Spill Almost Cleaned Up
The BP pipeline spill on the North Slope has nearly been cleaned up. State Department of Environmental Conservation on Scene Coordinator Tom DeRuyter says most of the oiled snow and underlying tundra has...
Frogs Might Be Coming with Christmas Trees
The state department of Fish and Game is asking Alaskans to be on the look out for an invasive species of frog that has been found on imported Christmas Trees. Two Pacific Chorus...
Hanukkah is Celebrated with a Unique Personal Story
Every family has their own unique holiday traditions. Anchorage resident Leslie Kleinfeld has created a new one celebrating Hanukkah around a story her mother wrote in 1934. Delores Kleinfeld was a poet and...
Alaska News Nightly: December 17, 2009
Photo Provided by Deputy Chief Mike Keenan, Mat-Su Borough
Fire and explosions damage natural gas plant on Thursday. No injuries were reported.
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Clock Winding Down on Senate Health Bill
The clock is counting down in Washington for the Senate to pass a health care overhaul before the Christmas holiday. Democrats still say it can be done, but Republicans want them to put on...
Retirement Lawsuit Headed to Trial
The state’s $11 billion lawsuit to help cover the shortfall in the Public Employees’ and Teachers’ retirement system will go to trial next summer. The Juneau Superior Court judge has denied a motion...
Former Juneau Priest Sues Catholic Church for Libel
A former Juneau priest is suing the catholic church in Alaska for allegedly libelous comments made about him after he left the church.
Matt Miller, KTOO – Juneau
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Senate Committee Passes Early Warning Bill
The US Senate Energy Committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would create a volcano early warning system under the US Geological Survey. The National Volcano Warning and Monitoring System would track the...
Bristol Bay Villages Denounce Native Corp’s Pebble Position
A couple of village corporations in the Bristol Bay region have denounced the resolution approved last week by the Bristol Bay Native Corporation opposing development of the proposed Pebble Mine.
Mike Mason, KDLG –...
Pollock Quota Set for 2010; Less than 2009
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council officially set the pollock quota at 813,000 metric tons for 2010, a bit less than last year. It’s the lowest quota in 32 years. The quota is...
Homer Police Missing Two Handguns
A Homer police officer had a pair of handguns stolen from his private vehicle Monday night. The unidentified officer apparently left the weapons – both 40-caliber Glock semi-automatic pistols – in a bag...
Fairbanks Man Pedaling to DC to Highlight Climate Change
A Fairbanks man has taken his concerns about climate change on the road. Don Ross is riding his bike from Fairbanks to Washington, D.C. stopping along the way to get the...
Aniak Raises the Curtain on Holiday Performances
There may not be a mall or a movie theater or even a sit down restaurant in the village of Aniak. But there will be no shortage of entertainment in the community this Friday...
Alaska News Nightly: December 16, 2009
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Clock Winding Down on Senate Health Bill
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Outgoing Pipeline Coordinator Calls for End to State Battles
Urging lawmakers to put an end to what he calls a civil war within state government, outgoing gas pipeline coordinator Harry Noah on Tuesday called on lawmakers and the executive branch to make...
Irwin Defends Gas Line Projects
Commissioner of Natural Resources Tom Irwin addressed some of the same issues as Harry Noah in the afternoon session of the committee meeting. Irwin defended the AGIA project and TransCanada and Exxon’s role...
Shell’s Arctic Plans Draw Lawsuits
A coalition of environmental groups and Arctic communities has filed a second lawsuit aimed at blocking a Shell Oil subsidiary from drilling in the Beaufort Sea. The group sued Tuesday, hours after a...
SE Juvenile Center Listed in Capital Budget
Once again, a major renovation for a Southeast juvenile detention center is a top priority in the governor’s capital budget. But the long-sought Johnson Youth Center project has been there before and never...
Murkowski Wants to Limit EPA’s Clout on Greenhouse Gasses
Senator Lisa Murkowski is again trying to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gasses. Last week the E-P-A issued findings that carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gasses endanger public health....