
In Southeast Alaska, high-end tourism businesses feast as cruise industry weathers famine
The tourism industry is on an undeniable rebound, but only some businesses are returning to profitability.

In a down market, Alaska fishermen avert disaster by feeding families in need
A seafood donation program started by a Sitka organization is helping bring some stability to fishermen and consumers during an uncertain time.

Without ice, killer whales are preying on bowheads in Alaska’s northern seas
Scientists have found that as sea ice has dwindled in Arctic waters, a new predator has moved in to feed on the marine mammals: killer whales.

Forest Service forging ahead with full Roadless Rule exemption for Tongass despite public opposition
Nearly 200 people testified at 18 hearings last year specifically geared towards people who rely on the forest for their way of life — and large majorities supported keeping the rule in place.
Northwest Arctic leaders urge Ambler Metals to focus on local hire for future mining
“You’re going into the region to the land where people own,” said assembly member Walter Sampson. “And we expect companies to make sure that they take their word to make sure that regional employees are the number one in this region to be hired.”

In secret recordings, Pebble Mine execs say Donlin mine is too expensive to build
The executives said there might be a way for Donlin to reduce its costs if Donlin and Pebble were connected by a new, state-financed road and had access to a new, state-financed port.
Could the Malaspina Glacier melt into a new bay on Alaska’s southern coast?
What’s happening at the Malaspina Glacier may be the largest landscape transformation underway in the United States.

Alaska’s pro-oil Republican governor is quietly pushing green energy projects
Gov. Dunleavy said improvements in technology and decreasing costs of renewable power “open up some new and tremendous possibilities for Alaska.”

Coast Guard seeks information on deadly New Year’s Eve sinking of Scandies Rose
Coast Guard investigators would appreciate anyone with information about the vessel or conditions around the time the ship was lost to come forward.

Visible haze from Lower 48 wildfires makes it to Ketchikan, but air quality in the region is still good
Smoke from the record wildfire season in California and the Pacific Northwest has been visible all over the northern half of the Lower 48.

Former SAExploration executive arrested on charges of wire fraud, securities fraud
The complaint does not say whether the State of Alaska was defrauded, but according to SAExploration’s most-recent annual report, Alaskan Seismic Ventures collected millions of dollars in tax credits.
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