When he saw his hometown’s response to a fire at the Twin Lakes Playground in April, James Gilchrest was proud. Gilchrest, a former volunteer with… Continue reading
Brownfields are properties that stand idle due to contamination or the fear thereof, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program makes grants of $200,000-$600,000… Continue reading
Less than an hour after President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement on Thursday morning, protesters… Continue reading
Are you, too, fighting mad about President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord? Then let’s fight back three times a… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, spoke with two groups in Juneau on Thursday. Neither were town hall meetings requested by progressive constituents in Juneau. On… Continue reading
Twenty-five years ago, scientists, interest groups and committed citizens gathered at the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio Di Janeiro, Brazil, and discussed sustainable development.… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Thursday he was pulling the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts… Continue reading
In the smallest and most remote communities across Alaska, public health nurses (PHNs) serve in incredibly significant roles: they are advocates for the health of… Continue reading
Petersburg transforms the third weekend of May. The downtown is closed to traffic, stores load up stock, and people start arriving in droves. The Little… Continue reading
Alaska is in a budget crisis. The “gravest fiscal crisis in state history,” according to Gov. Bill Walker. But the crisis wasn’t caused by a… Continue reading
We pulled our 20-foot canoe onto a rocky beach about 100 yards from the western edge of the Mendenhall Glacier. Our tour guide, Above and… Continue reading
Alaska’s capital city saw a high temperature of 71 degrees Tuesday, hitting the 70-degree mark at Juneau International Airport for the first time in 2017.… Continue reading
As of Mother’s Day, we now know that our Senate in Alaska has voted down an income tax option as one of the means to… Continue reading
Here at the Capital City Weekly, we get a lot of books for review. Sadly, we can’t write about them all. Instead, we try to… Continue reading
After years of limitations on natural resource development in our state, President Trump’s decision to revisit and reverse federal roadblocks to domestic offshore energy development… Continue reading
You’re not religious? You don’t believe in a Great White Father in the Sky who watches everything you do and is just waiting to pounce… Continue reading
In his State of the State Address, Gov. Bill Walker said that Alaska should export finished products, not raw resources. I couldn’t agree more. Processing… Continue reading
The budget cuts that have been reducing funding for Alaska’s schools are unacceptable. For students to succeed and seek a higher education so they can… Continue reading
Were Monday’s earthquakes caused by climate change? At least one internet personality seems to think so. In a video viewed 92,000 times since Monday, Youtuber… Continue reading
What is sustainability, why does it matter, and how can we work to promote a more sustainable Alaska? These issues form the foundation for this… Continue reading
