Canadian regulators say the Tulsequah Chief Project, near Juneau, has agreed to reduce pollution leaking into a nearby river. But the mine won’t have to restart a shuttered water-treatment plant.
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How do you run the ferry system with less money?
The Alaska Marine Highway System wants more input into in its long-term planning. It’s announced what it’s calling community engagement meetings in six port cities over the next month.
U.S. Senate bill could cut Alaska ferry funding
A federal funding battle could affect the future of the Alaska Marine Highway System. Formula changes in the U.S. Senate’s version of a transportation bill would reduce the amount of money available to fix Alaska ships.
Alaska drafts transboundary agreement with B.C.
Alaska officials have drafted an agreement with British Columbia aimed at protecting transboundary waters. They say it will address concerns about pollution from mines on rivers that flow into Alaska.
British Columbia goes after leaking Tulsequah Chief Mine
British Columbia is telling owners of a leaky mine that it’s time to stop polluting a river that flows into Alaska. Provincial officials on Nov. 10 notified the Tulsequah Chief Mine that it’s out of compliance with its permits
Tlingit leader Robert ‘Bob’ Loescher dies at 68
Bob Loescher was Sealaska’s CEO from 1997 to 2001. He headed up the Tlingit-Haida Central Council’s housing and electrical authorities and was a subsistence-rights activist.