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Cook Inlet gas leak sparks debate over Hilcorp’s Arctic drilling plans
Hilcorp’s design plans for the gravel island it aims to build in federal waters in the Beaufort Sea, as submitted to federal regulators in 2015. (Image courtesy BOEM) Last week, Hilcorp was finally...
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Air pollution violations will cost seafood processing plant $3.2 million
Westward Seafoods is required to install a new electronic monitoring system. (Photo courtesy EPA) A seafood processing plant in Unalaska is on the hook for $3.2 million for breaking air pollution...
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Tugboat carrying over 300 gallons of oil sinks in Sitka
The tugboat Powhatan remains underwater, surrounded by booms to contain the oil spill. (Photo courtesy of SEAPRO) A tugboat with more than 300 gallons of oil aboard sank Thursday night in Sitka. Listen...
View ArticleFour men sentenced over 500 hours community service for 2015 walrus killings
Four Point Hope men have been sentenced for the 2015 illegal killing and waste of walruses on the Arctic Slope. Listen now The announcement came yesterday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Adam Sage,...
View Article1,900-acre fire spreads across Northwest Alaska
A wildfire is burning in a remote area of northwest Alaska. The Alaska Fire Service reports that the Zane Hills Fire was discovered this week, and mapped at 1,900 acres. AFS spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Friday, April 21, 2017
Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @aprn Listen now Tugboat carrying...
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Author tackles conservation and climate change in new book
(Amazon stock photo) In a new memoir, Alaskan author Kate Troll tackles the issue of conservation and climate change. The book is called The Great Unconformity: Reflections on Hope in an Imperiled...
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Two thousand people March for Science in Anchorage
Participants at the March for Science in Anchorage on April 22, 2017 listened to speakers. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media) About 2,000 people participated in the March for Science in Anchorage on...
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Sustainable fisheries
Commercial fishermen delivering chum salmon in Kotzebue. Photo: Hilary Upicksoun. What does it take to be a sustainable fishery? One that provide healthy food and healthy oceans? A new Frontline...
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Project Citizens program puts middle-schoolers in charge of civics projects
Gruening Middle School students Allison Hiseley and Abby Buchanan with their Project Citizen materials. (Photo courtesy of Tonya Shakhov) Civic engagement sounds, let’s face it, pretty boring to most...
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UAA starting surgical technology program in response to industry need
The Health Sciences Building on the campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA photo) The University of Alaska Anchorage is in the final stages of starting a new program that focuses on...
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Two Washington climbers first to conquer Denali this year
Connor Chilcott left) and Forrest Barker, the first two climbers to reach the peak of Denali this year. Photo courtesy of Forrest Barker) The young climbing season on Denali has already yielded its...
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Internet improvements bode well for location-neutral workers in Haines
Gene Cornelius is a stock footage videographer based in Haines. (Photo: Emily Files) A number of Haines residents make a living with “location-neutral” jobs. For many of those people, a reliable...
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State funding cuts to University of Alaska could deeply impact rural campuses
University of Alaska’s community campuses, such as University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham, Alaska, could face dramatic changes as the university faces further funding cuts...
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User fees to be added to over a dozen Interior State Park facilities
Delta Historical Society member Mary Leith checks out the trail closure at Big Delta State Historical Park. (Photo by Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks) It’s going to cost to access some Interior State Park...
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Calista region looks to Kuskokwim Bay villages for energy innovation
“We have wind energy that has more than enough capacity to light the whole village. So we captured the extra energy, and we heated homes,” said Roderick Phillip, Vice-Chairman of the Chaninik Wind...
View ArticleTraining ramps up with wildfire season
It’s wildfire season in Southcentral Alaska and firefighters are gearing up. A week of simulations kicked off Monday in Palmer for incident commanders practicing complicated wildfire scenarios they...
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APD chief announces departure and his replacement
Chief Chris Tolley, speaking from the podium, announces news of his departure at a press conference ahead of the news that Captain Justin Doll, standing just to the left, will take over as chief in a...
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House, Senate wait for other to act on conference committees
Rep. Mike Chenault, R- Nikiski, talks to reporters April 13 during a House Minority press availability. On Monday, Chenault asked for the House majority to name conference committee members for Senate...
View ArticleAlaska News Nightly: Monday, April 24, 2017
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