Search Results for "SUSTAINABLE ALASKA"
‘Exhausting and demoralizing’: How public media in rural Alaska is responding to federal cuts
Published 10:30pm Thursday, July 31, 2025
A Q&A with two longtime Alaska public radio employees
Read moreUSDA ends regional food program, pulls $6M from Alaska businesses
Published 10:30pm Tuesday, July 22, 2025
On July 15, the Alaska Food Policy Council was notified that the USDA had terminated the Regional Food Business Center Program “effective immediately.”
Read moreThreads of the Tongass: Building a sustainable future
Published 9:30pm Thursday, July 17, 2025
“These students can look back and say, ‘I helped build that. I was a contributor.’”
Read moreFederal land sales, more logging and more oil revenue: What’s in the big federal bill for Alaska?
Published 9:30pm Wednesday, June 18, 2025
A look at the lands and energy pieces of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and where they stand right now in the U.S. Senate
Read moreNOAA firings, cuts will reduce services used to manage Alaska fisheries, officials say
Published 9:30pm Monday, June 9, 2025
Data analysis, salmon research and other services will be impacted, officials say.
Read morePraise but no firm promises, as Trump administration officials talk Alaska oil and gas
Published 9:30pm Wednesday, June 4, 2025
U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said gas pipeline could get access to a green-energy loan program.
Read moreNew Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state’s largest coal plant produces
Published 9:30pm Monday, June 2, 2025
Startup planning operation near North Slope oil fields would power computers with natural gas.
Read moreAs Trump officials visit Alaska, feds announce plans to remove some restrictions on Arctic drilling
Published 9:30pm Sunday, June 1, 2025
The Trump administration plans to lift environmental protections on roughly half of the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s North Slope, reopening the area to possible ... Read more
Coastal Alaskans see commercial fishing limits as a ‘crisis.’ Lawmakers don’t.
Published 9:30pm Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Legislature adjourned without addressing expanding access to commercial fishing careers.
Read moreMy Turn: Funding sustainable fisheries
Published 9:30pm Monday, May 26, 2025
Spring is always a busy season for Alaska’s fishermen and fishing communities. The air is full of anticipation as we prepare for the inevitable surprises ... Read more
Proposed Medicaid cuts in Alaska: A protest, a Senate resolution and where things currently stand
Published 9:30pm Friday, May 9, 2025
Some Republicans in D.C. balk at full $880B reduction; work requirements, other trims still in play.
Read moreAlaska Senate approves pared-down budget draft while warning of ‘coming storm’ in state finances
Published 9:30pm Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Proposal now goes to the House; if lawmakers reject it there, further negotiations are in store.
Read moreAlaska Senate committee’s draft budget has a surplus — and that’s a sign of trouble
Published 9:30pm Friday, May 2, 2025
Committee leaders say they’ve created a “buffer” against a huge expected deficit in 2026.
Read moreAlaska House approves draft budget with large deficit and estimated $1,400 dividend
Published 9:30pm Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Under-construction state operating budget now goes to Senate, which is expected to make further cuts.
Read moreHow Alaska Native youth are protecting the land for their future ancestors
Published 9:30pm Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Four women devoting careers to preservation of Indigenous lifeways under threat in Alaska.
Read moreOpinion: The peril of reintroducing defined benefit pensions in Alaska
Published 9:30pm Wednesday, March 5, 2025
As Alaska faces one of its most difficult fiscal challenges in decades, a bill to radically expand Alaska’s retirement plan for government workers is winding ... Read more
20-year plan for Alaska Marine Highway envisions better service, if government provides more money
Published 9:30pm Saturday, March 1, 2025
Draft long-term plan calls for six new ships in eight-ship fleet; public comments open until March 30.
Read moreFull-time faculty members ratify tentative agreement with University of Alaska
Published 9:30pm Wednesday, February 26, 2025
87% approve pact that still needs OK from Board of Regents and funding from Alaska Legislature.
Read moreAlaska improves slightly to a C on Infrastructure Report Card, state ferries still at bottom with a D
Published 9:30pm Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Authors say Biden-era funding bills a key reason for improvement, ponder impact of Trump’s cuts.
Read moreMy Turn: Alaska’s responsible resource development is under threat
Published 9:30pm Monday, December 30, 2024
By Tom Conner
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