Peter Pan's King Cove plant will stay closed this winter as fishing industry turmoil spreads
“It's one of the most difficult days of my life,” said Rodger May, one of the company’s owners and a longtime player in Alaska’s seafood industry.
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Washington conservation group proposes listing Alaska king salmon under Endangered Species Act
The chinook are threatened by climate change and competition from hatchery-raised fish, and existing state and federal management are failing to stem their decline, says the Wild Fish Conservancy.
As ConocoPhillips' Willow project advances, two local governments have withdrawn their criticism
The tribal and city councils in Nuiqsut withdrew their support for a joint letter they sent last year blasting the “endless expansion of oil development and the complete encirclement of our village."
Alaska lost a lawsuit that challenged a COVID-era emergency moose hunt. Now, it's appealing for a second time.
It's one of multiple cases in which the Dunleavy administration is clashing with the federal government over fish and game management, and over who has the ultimate regulatory power in that realm.
Interesting stuff: Anchorage solar project advances, parking rates could rise and state explores tunnel under Knik Arm
Plus: Tribal governments near a major proposed graphite mine on the Seward Peninsula criticize the Biden administration for failing to consult them before granting $37.5 million to the project.
Could a new Alaska coal power plant be climate friendly? An $11 million study aims to find out.
With state and federal money, University of Alaska researchers plan to explore the viability of a new coal plant in the Susitna River valley that would inject its carbon emissions underground.
One year and $250,000 later, Alaska's new spending database is missing in action
Lawmakers unanimously approved adding heavily scrutinized state corporations, like AIDEA, to a database of public spending. But two months after a legal deadline, the new system hasn't launched.