Monday’s tailings dam failure could threaten Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries. Critics say similar dams closer to the border could suffer the same fate.
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Roads, ferries, airports: Meetings spotlight Southeast transportation plan
Southeast Alaskans can learn more about regional transportation projects at a series of meetings starting Aug. 6.
B.C. gives KSM mine environmental OK
A controversial mine planned for an area northeast of Ketchikan just won environmental approval from the British Columbia government.
Is the Tongass key to slowing climate change?
The Tongass National Forest is in the crosshairs of environmental organizations again. Two large coalitions are pressuring the Obama administration to stop all old-growth logging, in part to fight climate change.
BC’s KSM mine nears environmental approval
Canadian environmental officials have given provisional approval to a controversial mine planned for an area northeast of Ketchikan.
Gull-egg harvest gets boost from Congress
A bill allowing traditional gull-egg harvests in Glacier Bay is on its way to the president’s desk.