The penalties were for using a miniature Canadian railway to satisfy a provision in a federal law called the Jones Act.
Aleutians
Pollock fishery may be cause of decline in Bering Sea fur seals, study says
The number of northern fur seals in the Bering Sea has dropped by around 70% since the 1970s.
The westernmost city in the US made it 18 months into the pandemic with only one case, until now
The small island community has a health clinic with just one provider and one support staff.
With low stocks and closures looming, Bering Sea crab fleet braces for another blow
In 55 years, there have been just two other closures: once in the 1980s and again in the 1990s.
Coast Guard encountered Chinese warships in the Aleutians in August
The Coast Guard said the four Chinese warships included a guided missile cruiser, a guided missile destroyer, a general intelligence vessel and an auxiliary vessel.
3 volcanoes erupting across Aleutian Range
Three volcanoes are erupting across the Aleutian Range — Great Sitkin and Semisopochnoi in the Aleutian Islands and Pavlof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula.