DEC officials say one potential area of risk is the Kobuk River, which is about 160 feet away from the extent of the spill.
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Kake granted emergency hunting request during pandemic
The federal subsistence board approved a special hunting request on Monday that permits the Organized Village of Kake to harvest deer or moose out of season.
Tribal governments have been waiting since April for permission to hunt during pandemic
That decision is typically granted by a federal board, but because everything about the pandemic is unprecedented, it hasn’t been simple.
Mine backers call report that says the Donlin Gold mine is too expensive to build ‘misinformation’
The mine could be one of the biggest gold producers in the world if completed, but one research firm says that it costs too much to actually build.
As COVID-19 spikes in Alaska, Kenai Peninsula emerges as virus hotspot
While the Kenai transforms into a tourism and fishing hub during the summer, officials there don’t blame the high case rate on any particular factor.
Alaska superior court judge orders state to correct its summary of the oil-tax initiative
Judge William Morse sided with the backers of the initiative and wrote in an 18-page order that the summary provided by Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer was not impartial, as required by state law.