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WEBSep 27, 2024 · The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report on the people and interests that determine state policy. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
Dozens of fish died near Alaska mine; months later, regulators …
WEB1 day ago · On the morning of Aug. 9, state biologists discovered dozens of dead fish in a creek near the Kensington gold mine in Southeast Alaska. Scientists from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game say their observations — and the fact that the die-off occurred downstream of a wastewater treatment plant at the large mine — suggest that the event stemmed from a water quality problem.
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WEB3 days ago · BY: James Brooks - September 28, 2024. In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the Alaska Supreme Court said Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic does not qualify as “physical loss” or “damage” under common commercial insurance policies. The decision likely means that insurance companies will not have to pay most claims related to business losses ...
Grant increases museum access for Alaska Native artists and …
WEB1 day ago · The grant is one piece of a broader movement called the Alaska Native Museum Sovereignty initiative whose goal is to increase opportunities for museums to work with Alaska Native people by providing access to collections and opportunities to build exhibits with them. Nadia Jackinsky-Sethi, a Ninilchik tribal member based in Homer, helped conceive the effort while she worked for Cook Inlet ...
In Alaska’s local elections, a cruise ship limit fails, races are close ...
WEB3 days ago · Voters in Alaska’s capital city have rejected a resident-written ballot proposition that would have banned large cruise ships on Saturdays and the Fourth of July.. Tuesday was municipal election day for most of Alaska’s cities and boroughs, and in preliminary results in Juneau, about 60% of participating voters sided against the …
How Alaska regulators ignored a gas conservation scheme
WEB5 days ago · The Regulatory Commission of Alaska last week ruled on the broader rate increase requested by Chugach Electric Association. The utility says it’s still studying the intricate, 89-page order to understand its effects. But to the advocates who proposed the natural gas conservation scheme, there was one clear takeaway: The order made just one ...
Alaska officials issue cautionary message about possible hurricane ...
WEB1 day ago · Officials at the Alaska Department of Health are alerting emergency medical services of a possible IV fluids shortage after Hurricane Helene damaged a factory that produces roughly 60% of the liquid used in IVs. The alert was included in a notice published Thursday through EMS Vitals, a newsletter ...
Federal departments announce about $280 million in funding for …
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Three departments of the U.S. government have announced they have awarded about $280 million in new funding for transportation and energy projects in Alaska, money made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. In its announcement, the U.S. Department of …
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
WEBMay 10, 2024 7:14 pm. The Talkeetna spur road leading into community’s downtown district is seen on March 9, 2024, with Denali and other Alaska Range mountains in the backdrop. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch. Just like this week, the launch week ...
The Alaska Beacon launches with the goal of a better-informed state
WEBMay 11, 2022 · The Alaska Beacon aims to be an outlet people who want to better understand Alaska and its government can turn to. It’s nonpartisan and independent of any politician, political campaign or vested interest. The Beacon makes Alaska the 27th state covered by States Newsroom, a national nonprofit …