Yereth Rosen
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Bills about the alcohol-cancer link and youth vaping are up for lawmakers' consideration after versions ran into late trouble last year. -
Gwich’in and environmental opponents celebrate the results, while state officials expect the incoming Trump administration to make it easier to drill in the refuge. -
Wider eligibility for subsidies, faster processes for hiring caregivers and dual use of school spaces are among the recommendations for alleviating the child care shortage. -
A right-of-way agreement gives Nuiqsut’s city and tribal governments and Native corporation authority over 1 million acres to protect caribou habitat from oil impacts. -
The increased volume of intercepted drugs, including fentanyl, came as Alaska’s fatal overdose numbers continued to climb, a contrast with decreases nationally. -
Responses to Freedom of Information Act requests about bycatch included blurry photos and blacked-out text that conceal important details, Oceana’s lawsuit says. -
The governor is arguing for a sweeping executive order lifting restrictions on oil drilling and other development, and he wants an end to support for tribal lands. -
The report says North Slope production will rise in a few years, but state oil revenue will decline through the end of the decade. -
Plants in King Cove and Valdez had longstanding waste violations, and Peter Pan's successors must take compliance measures. -
The six affected communities have exemptions allowing them to perform only rudimentary "primary" wastewater treatment.
