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Dunleavy seeks disaster declaration after earthquake

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Dunleavy seeks disaster declaration after earthquake

The money would help the state recover more quickly.

In this Nov. 16, 2018 photo, a firefighter searches for human remains in a trailer park destroyed in the Camp Fire, in Paradise, California. The massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said Sunday, Nov. 25. (John Locher | Associated Press File)

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Opinion: Better ways to combat climate change than not burning fossil fuels

The Roadless Rule might be part of the problem.

Some families displaced by Anchorage earthquake

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Some families displaced by Anchorage earthquake

More than 40 people had been placed in hotel rooms as of Dec. 14.

President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, participates in a discussion with Governors-Elect Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo | Joyce N. Boghosian)

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Earthquake dominates Dunleavy’s talks with Trump, cabinet

He wants Alaska on administration’s radar.

Deputy Region Director Tom Renninger speaks on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, about working as the night shift incident commander at the Emergency Operations Center in Anchorage as DOT&PF responded to the earthquake last week. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau residents help with earthquake response

“This was Alaska people making Alaska proud.”

Hundreds of aftershocks shake Alaskans following big quake

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Hundreds of aftershocks shake Alaskans following big quake

Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 rocked buildings and buckled roads Friday morning.

In this photo provided by Vincent Nusunginya, items fallen from the shelves litter the aisles inside a Safeway grocery store following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on the Kenai Peninsula on Sunday Jan. 24, 2016, in south-central Alaska. The quake knocked items off shelves and walls in south-central Alaska and jolted the nerves of residents in this earthquake prone region, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. (Vincent Nusunginya via the AP)

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Alaska plans statewide earthquake drill for Thursday

The Alaska division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is urging Alaskans to participate in “The Great Alaska…

A map provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the preliminary epicenter of the earthquake that rattled Juneau on Saturday afternoon. (U.S. Geological Survey)

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Saturday afternoon earthquake rattles Juneau, northern Southeast and the Yukon

Juneau, much of northern Southeast Alaska, far northwestern British Columbia and the Yukon shook Saturday afternoon as a…

Alaska Earthquake Center field technician Dara Merz services a seismic station in the White Mountains in 2014. (Photo by Ian Dickson, courtesy Alaska Earthquake Center)

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Alaska may lose its 24/7 earthquake monitors to budget cuts

When the shaking stops, Alaska’s seismologists have a goal: 10 minutes. That’s the time it should take for…

A series of earthquakes in British Columbia awoke many in Juneau and the Yukon Monday morning. (Photo courtesy US Geological Survey)

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String of alarm-clock earthquakes awakens northern Southeast and the Yukon

A series of moderate earthquakes rocked Juneau awake early Monday morning, but no significant damage was reported and…