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EPA proposes Bristol Bay protections in potential blow to Pebble Mine development

SEATTLE — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed protections for some Bristol Bay drainages, a move that — if finalized — would effectively block attempts to develop an open pit mine to extract gold, copper, silver and molybdenum in a Southwest Alaska region that sustains the world's biggest sockeye…

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EPA proposes restrictions in fight over Alaska mine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region

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Nancy Dahlstrom, Alaska’s corrections commissioner, will be Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s running mate

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has chosen his corrections commissioner, Nancy Dahlstrom, as his running mate for this year’s gubernatorial election.

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A cruise ship 'green corridor' in the Pacific NW? Ports sign on to carbon emission goals

SEATTLE — The Port of Seattle is teaming up with other ports and cruise lines to try to form a "green corridor" where the massive ships that carry passengers through the coastal waters of British Columbia and Alaska would eventually operate without fossil fuels.

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Class-action lawsuit calls for major reform in Alaska's 'failing, dangerous' foster care system

Alaska's child welfare system is failing, dangerous and routinely violates the rights of children, asserts a first-of-its-kind class-action lawsuit filed against the state Office of Children's Services in federal court Thursday.

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Some of Alaska’s 48 US House candidates are millionaires. Another is paying off student loans

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Al Gross, an orthopedic surgeon running for U.S. House in Alaska as an independent, owns a rental property in California and part of an office building in Juneau.

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Indigenous and Alaska Native women could face escalated violence if Roe is repealed

They are also two to three times more likely to die as a result of pregnancy than white women, according to the CDC

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Guardian Auto Transport: Reviews, Costs, And Our Take (2022)

Many customers praise Guardian Auto Transport’s customer service.

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Three men sentenced to jail and fined for wading with bears

Three men pleaded guilty to what an Alaskan judge described as "drunken capering" at the famous Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park.

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In US, states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue

Major energy producing states from Alaska to Pennsylvania are reaping a windfall from soaring oil and natural gas prices, stoked by the war in Ukraine and the U.S.-led ban on Russian oil imports

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In Alaska, warmer days can bring catastrophic flooding as frozen rivers break up

Spring comes late to western Alaska and brings a mix of anxiety and anticipation. Citizen scientists use traditional knowledge to predict river breakup and flooding for dozens of remote communities.

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Travelers can expect Alaska Airlines to keep canceling flights at high level for weeks

In a message to Alaska Airlines employees Thursday evening, CEO Ben Minicucci said the high level of flight cancellations since April will continue through this month but added that stability should return to the schedule in June.

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Biden Administration Drops Offshore Drilling Auctions: WSJ

The Biden administration has canceled plans to auction drilling rights in two regions in the Gulf of Mexico and one off the coast of Alaska,

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More states want power to approve wetlands development

In 2020, Florida became just the third state — and the first in decades — to take over management of a key federal Clean Water Act program. Now, state rather than federal officials decide whether companies can dredge and fill wetlands and waterways for projects ranging from mining to housing…

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US paratrooper mauled to death by brown bear in Alaska named

A US paratrooper who was mauled to death in a bear attack in an Alaska military training camp has been identified.

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Soldier killed by bear on Alaska base was parachute infantryman mauled near brown bear den

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The soldier killed Tuesday by a bear in a remote corner of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was a 30-year-old who had deployed to Afghanistan and had been stationed in Alaska for under a year.

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Lights go out on Phillip Island to aid shearwater fledglings on their migration to Alaska

Businesses turn off their lights near shearwater breeding colonies so fledglings don't become disorientated as they take off on their extraordinary annual migration to Alaska.

The Independent UK

US Army identifies soldier who died after Alaska bear attack

The U.S. Army has identified Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant of Saint Augustine, Florida, as the soldier who died earlier this week after a bear attack in Anchorage

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Longtime AP Alaska bureau chief Dean Fosdick dies at age 80

Dean Fosdick, the journalist with The Associated Press who filed the news alert informing the world of the Exxon Valdez grounding, has died

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Biden administration cancels 3 offshore oil lease sales

New York (AFP) - The Biden administration has scotched plans to hold three offshore oil and gas lease sales in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, a government spokeswoman said Thursday.

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Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska

The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska

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Army poised to revamp Alaska forces to prep for Arctic fight

U.S. Army leaders say they are poised to revamp forces in Alaska to better prepare for future cold-weather conflicts

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Soldier killed by bear during training exercise in Alaska

The attack took place on Tuesday

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US soldier dies after being mauled by bear during routine Army training exercise

The soldier, who has not been named, was stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska when the tragedy happened, US Army officials confirmed in a brief statement

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Soldier killed in bear attack during training in Anchorage, Army says

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier was killed by a bear Tuesday while training in Anchorage, the U.S. Army Alaska said.

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