Courts put temporary halt on Southeast halibut bag limit
A Washington DC federal judge has put a temporary stop to the one halibut a day bag limit imposed on the Southeast Alaska charter...
Special session gets ready to hit the road
Lawmakers have wrapped up the initial part of their consideration of the North Slope gasline project Governor Sarah Palin gave them at the start...
'Downstream' gas profits likely better for producers, worse for state
One of the major factors legislators have to overcome in deciding whether to approve a North Slope gas line supported by the Palin administration...
Will Bering Sea crab fishermen get emergency rationalization relief?
Bering Sea crab fishermen are looking for emergency relief from the Crab Rationalization program, but it's not what you might think.
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California pilot dies in crash
Shaun Lunt in Alaska, 2007. More photos at shaunlunt.typepad.com
Friday night at approximately 7:30 p.m. (ADT), Alaska State Troopers in Bethel were notified a Piper...
TransCanada-Alaska puts gas line case before the legislature
The Palin administration took its turn today before legislators considering whether to approve a license that will allow TransCanada to begin work developing a...
Fisheries managers want to balance pollock catch against salmon returns
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, meeting in Kodiak today, narrowed down its options for reducing King salmon bycatch by the Bering Sea pollock...
Interview: Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen
Pictured: Niels Junker Jacobsen, Economic Minister-Counselor for the Embassy of Denmark; Shelly James, trade specialist with the Alaska Office of International Trade; Friis Arne...
US House votes against continued payments to logging communities
A program that provides payments to rural counties and boroughs affected by reduced logging in national forests expires at the end of this month....
Legislators hear from an AGIA skeptic
The legislature heard today from their third and final consultant scheduled to make a presentation on the gas line legislation during the special session.
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Halibut charter operators take the one-fish bag limit to court
The Charter Halibut Task Force this week filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C. seeking a both temporary restraining order and a preliminary block of...
Rural Alaska utility co-op declares emergency over fuel prices
The Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) is asking the state to consider an alternative to Governor Sarah Palin's energy relief plan. AVEC President Meera...
Special legislative session opens, focused on North Slope gas
Legislators opened a week of hearings at the capitol on a project to take natural gas from the North Slope to North American markets.
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Palin's gas line plan in legislative minds on eve of special session
The legislature is gaveling into special session this evening to consider the Palin administration's proposal for a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope...
Murkowski and Stevens share concerns over climate change bill
As debate continues on the Lieberman-Warner climate change bill, Alaska senators Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski say they have serious concerns about the economic...
Climate bill advances in Senate; Murkowski and Stevens uncommitted, concerned
The U.S. Senate today voted to move ahead with debate on the bipartisan Lieberman-Warner climate change bill. It's aimed at reducing and capping human-caused...
Hydropower returns to Juneau; utility asking for cost recovery
Hydropower has been restored in Juneau. Alaska Electric Light and Power flipped the switch about 9:00 p.m. last night, putting the Snettisham facility back...
Western Alaska gas prices leap as summer barges arrive
The price of gas and heating oil is jumping up around Western Alaska as the first fuel deliveries of the season arrive. Gas prices...
Head of US Farm Service Agency visits Alaska
The head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency is in Alaska for a first visit to see for herself the challenges...
MatSu Creamery beats the odds
It was a long shot, but today, the eagerly anticipated Matanuska Creamery became a reality. Federal and state dignitaries stood with Matanuska Valley dairy...