07/06/11 Alaska communities are pushing back against the state's plan for redrawing legislative election districts. Lawsuits are being filed or contemplated in Fairbanks and the Aleutian Islands, while the Mat-Su Borough Assembly wanted to sue but the borough mayor vetoed the idea.
07/05/11 Delivering health care in Alaska is unique and challenging in most regions, but especially so along the eastern portion of the Aleutian Islands chain, where a handful of often windblown and fogged-in communities are scattered over more than a thousand miles.
07/01/11 Assembly members of the Aleutians East Borough are flatly opposed to the reapportionment of the borough's communities in the 2011 Alaska redistricting plan.
05/17/11 Dear Friends and Neighbors, With the work of the Legislature concluded on May 14th, I'm glad to finally be able to get word to everyone on a number of notable accomplishments.
04/08/11 A storm whipped by 100-mile-an-hour winds has caused extensive damage at False Pass, near the western tip of the Alaska Peninsula on Unimak Island, Aleutians East Borough officials said late Thursday.
03/20/11 The Daily News is publishing responses from candidates in each of the six Anchorage Assembly races. Responses will appear daily. Watch for your district. The election is April 5.
03/11/11 Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii, Pacific, and California North of Pt. Conception, Tsunami Watch for Southern California
02/08/11 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two different medical evacuation missions kept Coast Guard helicopter crews busy in the Aleutian Islands. Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley says a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter...
08/17/10 The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council is holding a special meeting in Anchorage this week on how to better protect the endangered Steller sea lion.
08/16/10 The City of Akutan is in hot water, but that's a good thing. The first of two geothermal energy exploration wells has produced water in excess of 360 degrees Fahrenheit. According to the project's geotechnical team, the early results point to a geothermal resource that could put Akutan on the fast track for developing Alaska's first large-scale geothermal power system.
07/12/10 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Alaska Congressional Delegation announced Friday several federal grants that were awarded to state programs.
06/23/10 Renewable energy development in Alaska is getting about half the funding lawmakers had approved after Gov. Sean Parnell decided to veto US$25 million for projects he said can still be considered.
06/23/10 Renewable energy development in Alaska is getting about half the funding lawmakers had approved after Gov. Sean Parnell decided to veto $25 million for projects he said can still be considered.
06/22/10 Renewable energy development in Alaska is getting about half the funding lawmakers had approved after Gov. Sean Parnell decided to veto $25 million for projects he said can still be considered. The Legislature had approved $50 million for the Alaska Renewable... Alaska - Sean Parnell - United States - Renewable energy - Energy development
06/22/10 $25 million veto cuts into Alaska clean energy plans; governor says funding still on track Alaska - United States - Sustainable energy - Energy - Technology
06/20/10 Gov. Sean Parnell is taking flak for his June 3 vetoes of state funds for energy projects.
03/07/10 KODIAK - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will eradicate invasive mammal species on uninhabited islands near Kodiak and Akutan.
03/07/10 Associated Press - March 7, 2010 8:04 AM ET JUNEAU, Alaska, (AP) - Construction on a $76 million airport and hovercraft to begin this year has locals in a roadless Aleut island village in...
03/05/10 KODIAK, Alaska - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to eradicate invasive mammal species on uninhabited islands near Kodiak and Akutan. In January, the service asked for comments on the re...
03/04/10 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is going ahead with a plan to eradicate invasive mammal species on uninhabited islands near Kodiak and Akutan. In January, the service asked for comments on the removal of hoary marmots from one of the Barren Islands north of Kodiak, and European rabbits on Poa and Tangik Islands [...] |