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University of Alaska Southeast students awarded for projects

University of Alaska Southeast students awarded for projects

Recognitions for April 14, 2019.

  • Apr 19, 2019
University of Alaska Southeast students awarded for projects
Water, wastewater rates could be increasing soon
Water, wastewater rates could be increasing soon
How do plants breathe?

How do plants breathe?

They also need oxygen to live.

How do plants breathe?
Capitol Live: Legislators debate, vote on governor’s appointees
Capitol Live: Legislators debate, vote on governor’s appointees
Tick, tick, tick: Alaska braces for invading parasites

Tick, tick, tick: Alaska braces for invading parasites

State’s warming climate helping ticks gain foothold.

Tick, tick, tick: Alaska braces for invading parasites
Opinion: Protect Alaska’s precious resources for future generations

Opinion: Protect Alaska’s precious resources for future generations

The world is counting on us.

  • Apr 15, 2019
  • By NATALIE WATSON
Opinion: Protect Alaska’s precious resources for future generations
Alaska should not rank 43rd in US in sustainable development

Alaska should not rank 43rd in US in sustainable development

Cuts to public education, climate action, ferry system constitute reckless governance.

Alaska should not rank 43rd in US in sustainable development
Opinion: As farming takes root in Southeast, cuts to agriculture are worrisome

Opinion: As farming takes root in Southeast, cuts to agriculture are worrisome

We should be growing more food in Alaska, not less.

  • Apr 5, 2019
  • By JOHN KRAPEK
Opinion: As farming takes root in Southeast, cuts to agriculture are worrisome
Record-setting heat: Dry, hot weather bring consequences to Southeast
Record-setting heat: Dry, hot weather bring consequences to Southeast
Scientists: Pebble Mine study doesn’t account for all risks
Scientists: Pebble Mine study doesn’t account for all risks
Capitol Live: Republicans look into agency over rifle sticker uproar

Capitol Live: Republicans look into agency over rifle sticker uproar

Follow along with live updates from Alaska’s Capitol.

Capitol Live: Republicans look into agency over rifle sticker uproar
Support for Roadless Rule extends through state, country
Support for Roadless Rule extends through state, country
Judge restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic

Judge restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic

President Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed bans on offshore drilling, a U.S. judge said.

Judge restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic
Third graders organize climate march

Third graders organize climate march

A school project took on a life of its own.

Third graders organize climate march
Writers’ Weir: My Son

Writers’ Weir: My Son

A poem submitted by reader Diane DeSloover

Writers’ Weir: My Son
Opinion: Thirty years since the Exxon Valdez spill and our current ship of state

Opinion: Thirty years since the Exxon Valdez spill and our current ship of state

Governor’s budget is creating a hazardous fiscal reef.

  • Mar 25, 2019
  • By KATE TROLL
Opinion: Thirty years since the Exxon Valdez spill and our current ship of state
There’s no place like home in Alaska

There’s no place like home in Alaska

Traveling is fun, but rarely do I feel like I need a vacation from this state.

There’s no place like home in Alaska
Opinion: The firecracker budget and Green New Deal

Opinion: The firecracker budget and Green New Deal

A warning against the shrinking marketplace of ideas in Alaska’s budget debate.

  • Mar 17, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
  • budget
Opinion: The firecracker budget and Green New Deal
Pondering the power of the ocean

Pondering the power of the ocean

Research into wave energy could serve as template for Alaska’s coastal communities.

Pondering the power of the ocean
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Lemon Creek operations center in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Lemon Creek operations center in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)