Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration is threatening to strip a company of oil and gas leases in Cook Inlet outside Anchorage.
Economy
Fueled by trade tensions and foreign wars, a rush for an obscure mineral heats up in Alaska
Alaska hasn’t produced antimony — a shiny mineral used in weapons, flame retardants and solar panels — in almost 40 years. That could change this summer.
NOAA firings and cuts will reduce services used to manage Alaska fisheries, officials say
Trump administration job cuts in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will result in less scientific information that is needed to set and oversee Alaska seafood harvests, agency officials have warned fishery managers.
Juneau Assembly approves Telephone Hill demolition plan that will evict residents this fall
It’s part of a plan to clear the area for newer, denser housing in response to the city’s housing crunch.
Feds ask court to dismiss timber industry lawsuit that aims to increase Tongass old-growth logging
Timber companies allege that the Forest Service failed to fulfill a promise to supply the companies with enough timber to meet market demand. But the government asserts it didn’t promise that.
Juneau’s new Coast Guard icebreaker is on its way to Alaska
The cutter Storis is expected to arrive in Juneau this August, but it will leave again to be temporarily berthed in Seattle. The Coast Guard estimates it will bring hundreds of Coast Guard personnel and their families to Juneau in the coming years.