The federal government commissioned aerial surveys in the 1950s to find uranium deposits throughout Alaska to fuel the nation’s atomic reactors and build nuclear weapons.
Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska
Jacob Resneck is CoastAlaska's regional news director based in Juneau. CoastAlaska is our partner in Southeast Alaska. KTOO collaborates with partners across the state to cover important news and to share stories with our audiences.
Goldbelt shareholder fined $1,000 over Facebook post accusing state regulator of inaction
The fine comes as the state’s broad powers over shareholder speech is under review by the Alaska Supreme Court.
Effort to have term limits for Sealaska board fails, and other news from the 2020 annual meeting
In the race for Sealaska’s board of directors, three of the four seats up for election went to board-endorsed candidates running on a joint platform.
Court deals potentially fatal blow to logging plan for tens of thousands of acres of Tongass National Forest
The ruling effectively sends the feds back to square one, triggering a fresh environmental review under the landmark National Environmental Policy Act.
New COVID-19 rules in place for Alaska’s ferries, including testing, mask wearing and social distancing
Passengers on Alaska’s mainline ferries are now being required to get a COVID-19 test before traveling.
Two of Alaska’s largest seafood processors, merge salmon operations
The new group springing from the merger of Icicle Seafoods and Ocean Beauty Seafoods will own 10 shoreside processing plants across coastal Alaska.