Save the whales – again!
Some members of Congress joined conservationists today in urging the Bush Administration not to cave into efforts by Japan, Norway and Iceland to resume...
Whatcom, Washington withdraws from Thomas Bay hydro project
Officials with Whatcom county, Washington are pulling out of the permitting process for proposed hydro-electric facilities in Thomas bay, near Petersburg. A private company...
VPSO task force issues report on village safety
A task force looking into the need for law enforcement in rural communities has finished its report for the state senate. The Village Public...
What price a kidney?
A bill that would allow Nome representative Richard Foster to receive a donated kidney for transplant surgery passed from committee today. The Legislative Ethics...
Being a boxer in Bethel means a whole lot of travel
You probably wouldn't associate Bethel with boxing-- after all, there are no boxing clubs or gyms in the town. So, for one young Bethel...
Should Legislature pass Constitutional Amendment for gas tax certainty?
Fairbanks Representative Jay Ramras is looking for industry and government input for a Constitutional Amendment he's sponsored. If approved by the public, the amendment...
Environmental groups seeking MMS documents disclosure
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit in federal court today seeking to force the release of...
Stevens, Murkowski and Young submit Exxon Valdez amicus brief
Senator Ted Stevens today laid out the groundwork for the amicus brief that was filed in support of the Exxon Valdez oil spill plaintiff's...
Comments open on proposed Yukon Flats refuge / oil development land exchange
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed land exchange in the Yukon Flats National...
Anchorage could host Alaska’s first-ever firefighter combat competition
Anchorage's nationally- and internationally-successful Firefighter Combat Challenge team is used to battling other teams and the clock. But right now, the five-man team from...
Sitka may oppose 37-year old Native land-transfer process
The Sealaska Corporation is asking Sitka to delay consideration of a resolution opposing Native land selections within the Sitka Community Use Area. A delegation...
Catholic Church reformer speaking in Fairbanks and Anchorage
A national Catholic Church reform leader is visiting Alaska. Sister Christine Schenk is the director of Future Church. She says the Ohio-based coalition...
Anchorage Mayor joins Arctic City mayors in Greenland
Members cities of WWCAM sign the Nuuk Declaration 2008 in Nuuk, Greenland
Before attending last week's U.S. Mayor's Conference in Washington DC. Anchorage Mayor Mark...
Alaska Congressional delegation files brief in support of Exxon Valdez plaintiffs
Senators Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young today filed an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court in support of the...
Senator Stevens weighs in on economic stimulus proposal
Yesterday, the White House and U-S House leaders announced an economic stimulus plan. Senator Ted Stevens gave his evaluation of the proposal today.
Joel Southern,...
US economic challenges could harm Yukon Territory mining
International financial markets continue to fluctuate as questions about the U-S economy persist. The instability has raised serious questions about what it will mean...
New Tongass management plan could open forest to more development
The Tongass National Forest’s new management plan could lead to more logging and mining in Southeast Alaska. But it also sets aside more old-growth...
New walrus tagging research sheds light on reproductive failure
More details are coming out about the reproductive failure of Walruses in the Chukchi Sea last fall. A few of the animals were tracked...
State considers how to spend cruise ship head tax
The state collected more than $46 million from cruise ship passengers last summer as a result of the Head Tax initiative voters passed in...
Money for new Kodiak missle launch pad said to be in Governor's proposed budget
A representative from the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation recently told the borough assembly in Kodiak that there is more than 17-million-dollars in the governor’s...