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President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Washington. Trump said Wednesday he would “listen to both sides” after his eldest son and a campaign adviser urged him to intervene to block a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump says he’ll listen to both sides on Alaska mine project

Pebble problems.

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Washington. Trump said Wednesday he would “listen to both sides” after his eldest son and a campaign adviser urged him to intervene to block a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Peter Segall | Juneau Empire The pavilion at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Friday, July 17.

What NEPA changes mean for Mendenhall project is unclear

Visitor Center has an active NEPA review.

Peter Segall | Juneau Empire The pavilion at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Friday, July 17.
Masks are mandatory, city says

Masks are mandatory, city says

Wear a mask.

Masks are mandatory, city says
Dunleavy praises NEPA rollback at White House
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Dunleavy praises NEPA rollback at White House

‘Ended this regulatory assault.’

Dunleavy praises NEPA rollback at White House
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More funding will come Sullivan says, but when is another matter

More funding will come Sullivan says, but when is another matter

There’s bipartisan support, but the process takes time

More funding will come Sullivan says, but when is another matter
State counts 42 new coronavirus cases

State counts 42 new coronavirus cases

None in Juneau.

State counts 42 new coronavirus cases
Alaska’s congressional delegation responds to Trump criticisms, protests

Alaska’s congressional delegation responds to Trump criticisms, protests

They all called for unity in light of widespread unrest.

Alaska’s congressional delegation responds to Trump criticisms, protests
This photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md. U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have touted as a key to opening up the country. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, May 9, 2020, announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corp. of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from swabs inside the nasal cavity, the FDA said in a statement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

New coronavirus antigen test with fast results approved

U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test.

This photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md. U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have touted as a key to opening up the country. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, May 9, 2020, announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corp. of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from swabs inside the nasal cavity, the FDA said in a statement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Energy Secretary Rick Perry gestures as he arrives on Air Force One with President Donald Trump at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy Secretary Perry says he is resigning by year’s end

Trump denied reports that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott or Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy could replace Perry, but said, “They would both be very good.”

Energy Secretary Rick Perry gestures as he arrives on Air Force One with President Donald Trump at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)