In response to public feedback, the landslide hazard maps are now more generic in the draft — without severity ratings.
Environment
Public land sales in Alaska, western US removed from federal reconciliation bill again
U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah withdrew his second attempt at selling off public lands.
Taku River glacial outburst ends without reaching flood stage
The river is not expected to breach its banks at this time.
HAARP researchers want you to know they’re just normal Alaskans doing ‘really cool science’
Scientists at the Gakona-based High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program — known everywhere as just HAARP — open their doors once a summer to show the public what they’re up to.
Public land sales struck from federal reconciliation bill, but some might make it back in
Roughly 82 million acres in Alaska could have been eligible for those sales, including sections of the Tongass and Chugach National Forests and parts of the Interior.
Haines compost project faces pushback over potential use of cemetery land
A conservation organization wants to use about .09 acres of city-owned cemetery land to transport material and store heavy equipment.