Alaska Communities Receive $440M to Improve Sanitation Infrastructure
Alaska to receive more than $440 million through Indian Health Service to improve sanitation infrastructure in communities across the state.
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Homegrown Powerhouses
In recent years, Alaska’s Native village corporations have been making big economic waves in the state.
Ambler Mine Deserves its Due Process
A recent House Resources committee hearing on the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project served as a reminder of how prevalent a role outside environmental groups play in Alaska politics, particularly when it comes to mining projects.
Charting a Course for Prosperity in Isolated Rural Alaska
Dennis Gray Jr. sets his fishing gear with a calm and practiced rhythm in the Gulf of Alaska, south of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Keeping Alaska Fueled Up
While many Alaskans are daydreaming of warmer days ahead, those who deliver fuel to the state’s residents remain knee-deep in winter work until temperatures rise regardless of the calendar date.
Alaska Peninsula Corporation Promotes Brad Angasan to VP Corporate Affairs
Alaska Peninsula Corporation Promotes Brad Angasan to VP Corporate Affairs Alaska Peninsula Corporation Brad Angasan, APC’s new VP Corporate Affairs.Image courtesy of Alaska Peninsula Corporation The Alaska Peninsula Corporation, the Alaska Native Village...
Q&A with Glacier Oil & Gas CEO Carl Giesler
Q&A with Glacier Oil & Gas CEO Carl Giesler AB STAFF The West McArthur River Unit, operated by Glacier Oil & Gas, currently produces oil that is now being processed at the Kustatan production facility; in summer 2018 Glacier Oil & Gas is planning...
Moving to Rural Alaska: It Takes a Village
Moving to Rural Alaska: It Takes a Village Ships discharge fuel, cement, and cruise ship passengers at the Port of Anchorage on June 13, 2016, beneath a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster on final approach to land at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.PHOTO BY JIM JAGER, PORT...
Ice Road to Tanana
Ice Road to Tanana Sam Friedman Tyrell Seavey mushes on the Yukon River near Tanana, where a village-built ice road now connects Tanana to the Alaska road system.© JEFF SCHULTZ / ALASKASTOCK.COM Unique method to transport cargo The Yukon River city of Tanana began...
Alaska Timber Industry Needs Increased Tongass Harvest
Alaska’s timber industry varies greatly by region within the state and there is great potential for growth of the industry.