River current to drive electric current in Eagle
Eagle is getting Alaska's first in river turbine generator. The Denali Commission recently granted the Yukon River community's electric provider $1.6 million for the...
Alaska coal development fighting uphill battle against national fossil fuel sentiments
Journalist Jeff Goodell is in the state this week to promote his book, Big Coal, an indictment of the coal industry. Alaska ranks high...
Rocky swinging for Stevens in Senate prize fight
It's safe to say that the past week hasn't been that great for Senator Ted Stevens. But it has been a good one for...
Fairbanks bears back in trouble
There's been more bear trouble in Fairbanks. The Department of Fish and Game responded to a pair of grizzlies that had turned up in...
Mmmm… bumper crop of early Interior berries
It's shaping up to be a good year for berries in the interior. University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Office home economist Roxy Dinstall...
Sealaska working to bring a few thousand more shareholders into the corporation
Several thousand people have already applied to become shareholders in Southeast Alaska's regional Native corporation. Sealaska stockholders voted this summer to allow qualified descendants...
Youth media and environmental groups team up
The Alaska Youth for Environmental Action (AYEA) is joining forces with the Alaska Teen Media Institute (ATMI) to collaborate on a multimedia project called...
Stevens, Murkowski and Young sign on to new ethics rules, with quibbles
The U.S. Senate today gave final Congressional approval to new ethics rules for federal lawmakers and more stringent controls on lobbyists and fundraising. The...
Ethics investigations are new, but Alaska's future unlikely to change
The FBI investigation of Senator Ted Stevens' home in Girdwood seems to be without precedent. We take a broader look at Alaskan political history...
Governor Palin to call for special session on oil profits tax
Tomorrow Governor Palin will announce her plans for calling a special legislative session this fall on action needed to deal with the Petroleum Profits...
Stevens proposing legislation to manage trans-boundary fisheries
Senator Ted Stevens has been pushing the U.S. government to crack down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing on the high seas. And...
Pebble Mine ownership goes 50-50; may push project to final development
The much-debated Pebble Mine project near Iliamna just received a huge infusion of capital from mining giant Anglo American, the third-largest mining company in...
Park Service releases update to public-private property access rules
The National Park Service is out with another version of rules for accessing private property inside Alaska parks. The Regional Access Guide is aimed...
St. Michael resident turns in M29A2 rocket to authorities
Military officials got a bit of a surprise this past week upon learning about an old piece of ordnance in a Western Alaska village.
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Explosives more effective than politics in fixing fish habitat in Tongass
A lot of people are taking a political approach to repairing the environment. But in Alaska's Tongass National Forest there are a handful of...
First sunset returning to Barrow tonight
In Barrow, the sun has been above the horizon since May 10th, but the days of the midnight sun are almost over. Early Friday...
Proposed healthcare coverage expansion for children up for debate
Legislation to expand the federal program that provides funding for Denali KidCare was before the U.S. House and Senate today. The House passed a...
Water projects funding may be drained by Bush veto
A long-delayed authorization for federally-funded water projects around the country is on the verge of clearing Congress -- but the Bush Administration is threatening...
Unregulated international fishing activity frustrating Stevens
During a Commerce Department oversight hearing today, Senator Ted Stevens asked Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez about combating International Unregulated, Unreported (IUU) fisheries. Stevens says...
NOAA documenting Bering Sea pollock population shifts toward Russia
There are more pollock in the Bering Sea now than there were this time last year. But Alaska's most lucrative fishery is still in...