Northern Edge begins May 3
Northern Edge, the biennial U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint exercise in the far north, will be back in the Gulf of Alaska May 3-14, and for now, at least, military officials are keeping details under wraps.
Changing environment may be to blame for reduced fish populations
A new study aimed at determining how best to boost recovery of Atlantic cod has researchers pondering whether ongoing fishing and environmental changes, rather than evolution, are behind failed recovery of many stressed fish populations.
$19M contract for Ketchikan port goes to Ahtna
An $18.7 million sole source contract to revitalize the port at Ketchikan so that the NOAA survey ship Fairweather can be housed there has been awarded to Ahtna Infrastructure & Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of the Alaska Native regional corporation Ahtna Inc.
ACAT’s Vi Waghiyi named to White House council
Vi Waghiyi, environmental health and justice program director for Alaska Community Action on Toxics, has been named to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
Peter Pan Seafood builds management team
Three months after acquisition of Peter Pan Seafood Co., the new owners are continuing to build their management team, most recently for leadership in sales and plant management.
State pauses use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
State officials have paused all use of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while reviewing six cases of severe blood clots following vaccinations.
Alaska backs challenge to Census privacy tool
Alaska is backing Alabama's challenge to a statistical method the U.S. Census Bureau is using for the first time to protect the privacy of people who participated in the 2020 census.
Report sheds little light on fatal helicopter crash
A preliminary report on a fatal helicopter crash in Alaska that killed five people, including the richest man in the Czech Republic, sheds little light on the cause.
Alaska Symphony of Seafood cancelled for 2020-2021
The 2020-2021 Alaska Symphony of Seafood event, which was previously rescheduled, has been cancelled.
DEC advised to rescind wetlands permit for Donlin Gold mine
An administrative law judge has concluded that the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation was wrong in issuing a Clean Water Act permit to Donlin Gold, because the project would not meet state water quality standards.
