“I’d be the first person to know if I was dead,” Robert Henderson said from his hospital room in Seattle.
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Alaska tribes accuse Canada of human rights violations, request international hearing on mining
The tribes submitted a brief on Feb. 19 to the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights accusing Canada of violating their human rights, including their right to a healthy environment.
Murkowski pushing to extend federal landslide risk monitoring program
Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state have now moved to reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, a program within the USGS, for the next 10 years.
Alaska Native Tribes pressure Canada for rights in Unuk River mining project
Southeast Alaska tribes have long demanded a seat at the table in how Canada manages mining projects that affect lands and waters across its border.
Alaska’s harbors grapple with rusty pilings and rising costs
The majority of the public boat harbors in Alaska were constructed and funded by the state during the 1960s and 1970s. Over the last 30 years, those state subsidies have dried up.
Ray Troll’s Soho Coho gallery closing after 31 years in Ketchikan
After more than three decades, Ketchikan’s beloved Soho Coho t-shirt shop and gallery will be closing its doors at the end of this year.