Descendants of the Native people of Attu want permanent access to their ancestral home that they’ve been separated from their homeland since World War II.
Aleutians
Cash from Congress will boost Alaska-based system that protects planes from volcanic ash
A $12 million budget boost from Congress will help modernize the instruments that protect transcontinental jet planes from threats posed by volcanic ash.
Unalaska approves plastic bag ban to take effect Jan. 1
Starting next year, Unalaska retailers won’t be allowed to distribute single-use plastic bags to their customers. If they do, they’ll be hit with $100 fines each time.
Legislative Council votes against adding Friday hours for legislative information offices
The nonpartisan Legislative Affairs Agency made a two-part proposal: the first part would close the Unalaska legislative information office; and the second part would have used the savings to keep the 22 other LIOs open on Friday afternoons when the Legislature is out of session.
Environmentalists call foul after Fish and Wildlife quietly allows in Izembek land survey
Conservation groups say the Interior Department has gone behind the public’s back and conducted a land survey in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, in the area of the proposed King Cove road.
Destination likely sank after accumulating ice in heavy freezing spray, report says
Federal investigators concluded that F/V Destination, which sank in the Bering Sea last winter, likely capsized after the vessel became coated in hundreds of thousands of pounds of ice.