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West Coast fishermen back ballot measure
The largest commercial fishing trade organization on the West Coast announced Monday its support for Ballot Measure 1,…
Opinion
Opinion: Tulsequah Chief, all over again
Alaskans are worried Red Chris could go the same way.
News
Alaskans travel to UK to protest cruise’s heavy oils
Alaska indigenous leaders traveled to the United Kingdom this week to deliver a petition asking a cruise industry…
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Researchers threw salmon carcasses on one side of a creek for 20 years. Here’s what happened.
New study proves something Alaskans always knew.
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‘Emerging’ pollutant contaminates Gustavus well water
Some residents of the small town of Gustavus, near Glacier Bay National Park, are relying on state-provided drinking…
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Alaska scientists pen letter backing salmon measure
Former scientists and fisheries managers are taking sides over Ballot Measure 1.
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How a breakthrough in the Mendenhall River changes erosion near Brotherhood Bridge
It’s mid-morning at an oxbow on the Mendenhall River, and signs of change are all around.
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Visiting professor to talk education innovation at UAS lecture
Sean Anderson, Ph.D., thinks universities should be doing business differently.
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Prince of Wales wolf hunt numbers set
Once feared endangered, wolf numbers on fourth-largest U.S. island have rebounded.
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Invasive invertebrate discovered near Ketchikan
They’re called sea lace, moss animals and Bugula neritina to scientists — and they’re not supposed to be…
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Alaska’s congressional delegation pens another transboundary letter
It urges the State Department to protect Alaska’s watersheds.
Letters to the Editor
Opinion: Tracking the Outside money in Alaska politics
Since its inception, the Alaska Policy Forum has been guided by a vision of continuously growing prosperity in…
News
Roadless rule committee questioned at first meeting
More roads may be built on the Tongass National Forest with the creation of a new Alaska-specific version…
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Juneau schools launch Ocean Guardian program to combat marine mess
Students at Sayéik Gastineau Community School rummaged through trash at a school assembly on Friday. A shark, a…
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Gov accepts climate change plan
The non-binding plan calls for carbon tax, reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
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The Salmon State: “Surfing the salmon wave” in Bristol Bay
By mid-August Bristol Bay’s river systems are choked with fish, but early July, when most of the bay’s…
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Salmon treaty process was ‘bloody,’ but included some wins for AK, negotiators say
Alaska, Washington and Oregon representatives settled negotiation Monday with Canada on how to share dwindling Chinook salmon harvests…
News
Youth take mantle during ocean cleanup day
The generation to face the biggest issues with marine debris will take the issue on locally.
Opinion
Opinion: DEC Cruise Ship Program protects Alaska’s air and water
Each year over a million visitors travel to Alaska on cruise ships, which are essentially floating resorts. As…
News
Local volunteers meeting up Saturday to clean up coastline
This Saturday, people around the world are hitting the beach in the name of taking care of the…