Education funding is back on the docket for the Alaska Legislature. On Friday, Independent Rep. Rebecca Himschoot of Sitka introduced legislation, House Bill 69, to substantially increase the amount of funding per student. Via @AlaskaBeacon
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Settlement requires corrective actions at two Alaska plants formerly operated by Peter Pan Seafood, reports Yereth Rosen of the Alaska Beacon: https://t.co/593TNNBL9G
Feds approve key step toward expansion at major Northwest Alaska zinc mine, reports Max Graham for Northern Journal, via the Alaska Beacon: https://t.co/YvFoAvqJ16
Tribal group appeals Clean Water Act permit for contentious gold dredging project near Nome, Max Graham reports for Northern Journal, via the Alaska Beacon: https://t.co/259CQ1vxFS
States go after ‘claim sharks’ that charge vets for help with disability claims, reports Anna Claire Vollers of @stateline_news, via the AlaskaBeacon: https://t.co/VSeTRf3UnA
Indigenous groups challenge decision for Canadian mining project upstream of Southeast Alaska, reports Max Graham for Northern Journal, via the @AlaskaBeacon: https://t.co/0rPJ137YDB
Mining company angling for Ambler Road surges in value after Trump’s election, reports Max Graham for Northern Journal, via the @AlaskaBeacon: https://t.co/pgwuYsPShq
USDA launches national testing of milk from dairy farms to track bird flu outbreak, reports @JenniferShutt of @StatesNewsroom, via the @AlaskaBeacon: https://t.co/aLJHDW1lh7
Six Southeast Alaska communities are getting renewed wastewater discharge permits that require better controls of bacteria flowing into the receiving waters, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday. (via @AlaskaBeacon) https://t.co/h0ZAUndP1I
Could low-carbon hydrogen fuel come from Alaska mines? Researchers are studying it, reports Max Graham for Northern Journal, via the @AlaskaBeacon: https://t.co/r9hu4qDJgu
Attorneys in Idaho abortion trafficking case call court decision ‘major victory,’ reports Kelcie Moseley-Morris (@KelcieMMorris) of @StatesNewsroom, via the @AlaskaBeacon: https://t.co/jQ6araAxcl
Alaskans’ average pay rose by 5.2% in 2023, outpacing the 1.5% inflation rate, according to state economists. Via @AlaskaBeacon
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Growth of sports betting may be linked to financial woes, new studies find, reports Kevin Hardy of @stateline_news, via the @AlaskaBeacon: https://t.co/LSTOdMMR1P
Scientists who have crunched the numbers have a warning about the Northern Bering Sea: Expect the then-unprecedented 2018-like conditions to be repeated one to three times per decade through the end of the 2030s. (via @AlaskaBeacon)
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Uniting against trawls scraping the ocean’s bottom protects Alaska’s fisheries, write Heather Sauyaq Jean Gordon (@HeatherJ_Gordon) and David Bayes in a commentary for the @AlaskaBeacon: https://t.co/b32CVT0O2P