Officials have been reviewing the failures to contain the spread of COVID-19 at Outside meat plants, and they’re adjusting protocols for fish processing to potentially include fewer people and barriers between them.
Nat Herz, Alaska Public Media
Anchorage Daily News wins Pulitzer Prize for rural justice investigation
The Anchorage Daily News was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday, for “Lawless,” the newspaper’s collaborative investigation with ProPublica that revealed shocking inequities in law enforcement between Alaska’s rural and urban communities.
Coronavirus toll on Alaska oil industry grows by 300 as Doyon Drilling announces layoffs
The layoffs are expected to be permanent “until the crisis is over and the industry recovers.”
State of Alaska receives $3M worth of PPE from China
The shipment included 160,000 face shields, 1.2 million pairs of gloves, 31,000 protective Tyvek suits, 100,000 disposable gowns, and 20,000 shoe covers and head caps, state emergency officials said.
From her home office yurt, Alaska’s chief medical officer navigates ‘uncharted territory’
“You get to me by using data. You don’t get to me by using emotion or threats. You ask her a question, she’s all facts,” said Gov. Dunleavy about Anne Zink.
Alyeska imposes 10% cut to North Slope production as COVID-19 hammers oil demand
The company that runs the trans-Alaska pipeline announced a 10% cut to North Slope oil production Friday, amid a global oversupply of crude caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.