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NOAA Firings, Cuts Will Reduce Services Used to Manage Alaska Fisheries, Officials Say

NOAA · United States

NOAA Firings, Cuts Will Reduce Services Used to Manage Alaska Fisheries, Officials Say

50% Center coverage: 16 sources

Editorial: Backing Bills that Close Religious Vax Exemption Loophole

Ron DeSantis · United States

Editorial: Backing Bills that Close Religious Vax Exemption Loophole

50% Center coverage: 12 sources

Does the right of a person’s objection to vaccinations on ostensibly religious grounds supersede the threat that poses to the public health of the general population? In this state, that question has again become the subject of heated debate during a recently held legislative hearing. Children are supposed to receive a series of vaccines in order to enter kindergarten — such as the MMR shot to prevent measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox — or …See the Story

Ocean acidification crosses “planetary boundaries”

Ocean acidification crosses “planetary boundaries”

75% Center coverage: 4 sources

Crisis facing the world’s marine ecosystems is getting worse.See the Story

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NOAA Firings, Cuts Will Reduce Services Used to Manage Alaska Fisheries, Officials Say

NOAA Firings, Cuts Will Reduce Services Used to Manage Alaska Fisheries, Officials Say

NOAA Firings, Cuts Will Reduce Services Used to Manage Alaska Fisheries, Officials Say

Community urged to give time as call for volunteers grows

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

A volunteering event highlighted an urgent need for community support.See the Story

St. Johns County Officials Consider New E-Bike Rules Amid Crash Concerns

100% Center coverage: 4 sources

St. Johns County leaders propose e-bike safety rules amid rising crashes. The ordinance includes age and helmet requirements to protect young riders.See the Story

Alaska pays the price of not paying for maintenance

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

No surprise, but the state ferry Matanuska, once the stalwart of the fleet, needs more than 120,000 pounds of new steel to replace extensive sections of rust on the ship. Launched in 1963, the Mat has endured decades of saltwater and seas. But no more—it is tied to the dock in Ketchikan, serving as floating housing for ferry workers. It has been held out of service since late 2022. The citizens ad...Wrangell · Wrangell See the Story

Annual Southeast business survey shows worries over tariffs, uncertainties

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A sharp drop in optimism among businesses due largely to uncertainties created by Trump administration policies is among the key findings of an annual Southeast Alaska Business Climate Report released last month. “Last year we had one with the second-highest levels of positivity and now we have one with the second-lowest levels of positivity,” Meilani Schijvens, owner of Rain Coast Data, said in a...Tariffs · Wrangell Read Article

Advisory board recommends ending Matanuska's career with state ferry system

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The public advisory board for the Alaska Marine Highway System has recommended that the state call an end to the Matanuska’s 53-year career in the fleet. The final decision whether to sell the unseaworthy ferry rests with the governor and his Department of Transportation commissioner. “There is currently no set timeline for action,” said Sam Dapcevich, the department’s spokesman. The 408-foot-long...Wrangell · Wrangell Read Article

Nine-year-old wins Sitka salmon derby for second time

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Caleb Gray wasn't sure the 34-pound king he caught the first weekend of the 70th Sitka Salmon Derby would stay at the top of the leader board through the final weekend. The 9-year-old was at the weigh-in barge - "nervous and excited" - as the clock counted down on June 1. When it hit 7 p.m., derby officials invited him to sound the horn, securing his title and the $20,000 prize in...Wrangell · Wrangell Read Article

Time to pipe down and start telling the truth

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Years ago, when I was working at a larger Alaska newspaper, my job included writing editorials. I was an employee, not the owner or publisher, so I had to submit the editorials to the publisher in advance for his approval. One editorial accused a state legislator of lying. The publisher thought the word was too harsh, too mean, too explicit. He wanted it changed to “not telling the truth.” I figur...Wrangell · Wrangell Read Article

Court says emergency subsistence hunt in Kake during pandemic was legal

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the board which regulates subsistence hunting on federal lands within Alaska acted legally when it created an emergency hunt for Kake during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. The order, issued June 2, is the latest chapter of a five-year-old legal dispute stemming from a hunt authorized by the Federal Subsistence Board...Pandemic · Wrangell Read Article

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