Aleutian volcano sees first major eruption since 1974
Scientists have downgraded the alert level at Great Sitkin Volcano near the Aleutian Island of Adak following an eruption Tuesday night.
The coronavirus pandemic is devastating Alaska’s budget, and it could cost you your PFD
The Legislature approved a budget last weekend that’s predicted to drain 70% of the cash left in that savings account, the Constitutional Budget Reserve.
Despite backlash over coronavirus timing, Alaska’s investment arm puts $35M into fund for Ambler Road
Despite largely negative input from the public, the AIDEA board voted unanimously to support a resolution to categorize the Ambler Road project as an Arctic Infrastructure project.
Prudhoe Bay worker tests positive for COVID-19, BP says
Oil and gas company BP confirmed Tuesday that a worker at Prudhoe Bay has tested positive for COVID-19.
Wristbands, longer shifts, fever checks: How Alaska oil companies are responding to the global pandemic
Hundreds of businesses have filed plans with the state outlining how they’ll bring out-of-state workers safely into Alaska.
Citing coronavirus disaster, Alaska’s investment authority wants to bypass regulations to fund Ambler Road Project
That would allow them to put $35 million into the a fund that could later benefit the Ambler Road Project, which they’re also scheduled to vote on.
Oil companies are screening employees for fever before flying them up to Alaska’s North Slope
The companies met last week and agreed to start screening all of their workers when they check in in Anchorage.
Quieter than expected start to Alaska cruise season as Princess and Viking suspend operations
Princess Cruises will cancel all sailings until May 2020. Some trips already sailing will be cut short.
Under proposed Trump changes to Migratory Bird Act, Exxon wouldn’t have been fined for Valdez spill, advocacy groups say
The Trump administration last month proposed to narrow the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. That could have profound impacts on how industry players approach development in Alaska.
USDA opens investigation into why Forest Service grant was given to Alaska to work on Roadless Rule
The state spent the money in a variety of ways, but it drew criticism from tribal governments and environmental groups for offering some of the funds to the Alaska Forest Association.
50 years after a fuel spill near Haines, there are federal plans to clean up the Chilkat River
It wasn’t until the mid-1980s that a federal program to organize clean-up for spills and other pollution was established by congress.
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