Three newspapers, three radio stations, and a nonprofit support coalition receive $100,000 each from the first grant distribution by Press Forward, a national philanthropic network for journalism.
Federal funds finalize the financial package to build Angoon’s run-of-river hydro project, while more money flows to Interior and Northwest renewable energy initiatives.
The Coalition for Green Capital tapped Southeast-based Spruce Root as the first network investment in its nationwide green bank, committing to $10 million to transform energy systems in Native communities.
The National Park Service reports that 3.3 million visitors to national parks in Alaska spent $1.5 billion in the state in 2023.
The Alaska Congressional delegation urges the Biden administration to more forcefully protect transboundary rivers that flow from Canada into Alaska.
A $38.6 million federal grant will help about 6,100 households in southern and central Alaska install heat pumps.
Less is more for Holland America and Princess Cruises in Juneau, where shuttles to Mendenhall Glacier are replaced with half as many double-decker buses.
Spruce Root, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering and supporting rural communities, recently announced that it and its Path to Prosperity suite of services won three awards from the International Economic Development Council.
Tidal Network, the broadband enterprise of the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, signed an agreement to enhance internet service for Kwaan Wireless customers in Kake.
The fight to amend the exclusion of five Southeast communities from Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act continues today, fifty years after the act passed.