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2 天之前 · The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report on the people and interests that determine state policy. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
New rule adds three Alaska tribal representatives to federal board ...
1 天前 · “Rural Alaskan communities depend on sound and equitable subsistence decisions to sustain their ways of life. Foundational to this effort must be a balanced and diverse Federal Subsistence Board that recognizes the unique perspectives of Alaska Native people, for whom subsistence practices have been integral to their social, economic, spiritual and cultural needs since time immemorial ...
Alaska seeks to dismiss lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of …
2 天之前 · An Anchorage Superior Court judge heard preliminary arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit seeking to block construction of a proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline on environmental grounds.. Eight plaintiffs, represented by an out-of-state law firm, are seeking to overturn a state law that created the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., a state-owned corporation that is developing the pipeline.
Alaska saw risks from nuclear weapons in 1964: Will it see future …
7 小时之前 · The 1964 Good Friday earthquake rocked and crumpled Anchorage and environs. The magnitude 9.2 quake lasted four and one-half minutes, killed over 130 people, and damaged or destroyed much of Anchorage. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in …
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Alaska’s seafood industry lost $1.8 billion last year, NOAA report says. BY: Yereth Rosen - October 10, 2024. A variety of market forces combined with fishery collapses occurring in a rapidly changing environment caused Alaska’s seafood industry to lose $1.8 billion from 2022 to 2023, a new federal report said.
Federal judge faults environmental analysis for planned huge gold …
2024年9月30日 · Opponents of the planned Donlin Gold mine in Western Alaska won a key victory on Monday when a federal judge ruled that regulators who granted a permit needed to build the project failed to properly consider the risks of a catastrophic release of mine waste.. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason agreed with tribal government plaintiffs that argued the environmental study that led to ...
New Alaska Permanent Fund reports show fiscal crisis growing closer
2024年7月31日 · Financial documents published Wednesday by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. show the fund lacks enough spendable money to immediately pay for items in the state’s annual budget, a sign that the state’s top source of general-purpose revenue is on course for a future crisis.. This year, lawmakers and Gov. Mike Dunleavy approved a $1 billion transfer from the spendable portion of the Permanent ...
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
May 10, 2024 7:14 pm. The Talkeetna spur road leading into community’s downtown district is seen on March 9, 2024, with Denali and other Alaska Range mountains in the backdrop. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch. Just like this week, the launch week ...
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ABOUT US. Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Alaska, like many states, has seen a decline in the coverage of state news. We aim to reverse that.
EPA gives partial approval to state plan for improving Interior …
2023年11月27日 · The EPA action partially approves and partially disapproves of the latest plan developed by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to comply with the Clean Air Act in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Approved elements included some concessions by the EPA to state arguments about air-quality compliance in the population center of ...