The agency plans to hold meetings in 18 Southeast communities to collect public input from late March through early May.
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Southeast Alaska fishers accused of intentionally sinking their vessels
The three cases, concerning events in Sitka Sound, Sitka Harbor and Thomas Bay near Petersburg, are unrelated, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
State lawmakers introduce bills to fight water pollution from cruise ships
The bills, from Sen. Jesse Kiehl and Rep. Sara Hannan, would push cruise lines to use cleaner fuel.
A new mining company wants to restart ore exports in Skagway
The proposal has revived concern over legacy contamination from ore shipping in the local port, and how to ensure it doesn’t continue.
‘Can you survive another crisis?’ New documentary chronicles pandemic in Skagway
The film, by a former resident, looks at what happened when the town’s economy essentially shut down for nearly two years.
Alaska legislators press Mt. Edgecumbe officials after more than 100 students disenrolled this year
A delegation of lawmakers made an impromptu visit to the school on Feb. 6, calling the conditions and deteriorating facilities ‘deplorable.’