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New Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state’s largest coal plant produces
A startup company is proposing to build a large Bitcoin mining operation on Alaska’s North Slope later this year that’s ...
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Federal appeals court upholds emergency subsistence hunt in Southeast Alaska village of Kake
The case is part of a long-running dispute over who has authority over fish and game during subsistence hunting and fishing.
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From island nation to an island in Alaska: how Filipino teachers adjust to their new lives
Moving to rural Alaska takes a lot of adjustment — especially when you’re coming from a city with a population of 13 million ...
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As Trump officials visit Alaska, feds announce plans to remove some restrictions on Arctic drilling
The Department of the Interior is planning to lift some restrictions on development within the National Petroleum ...
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For teachers from the Philippines, getting hired to work in Alaska is only the first step
Alaska school districts are ramping up international hiring. For some, that means sending their own recruiters to the ...
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Kodiak man sentenced to one year in prison over illegal transport of Alaska crab to Washington
A longtime commercial fisher admitted to illegally shipping crab, much of it infested with Bitter Crab Syndrome, out of state ...
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Alaska Legislature makes progress on aid package for ailing seafood industry
Bills giving incremental relief passed this session; other seafood bills that may incur new costs to the state will be ...
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Alaska Airlines suspends red-carpet ceremonial fly-out of first Copper River king salmon
For more than a decade, Alaska Airlines observed the unofficial opening of Alaska’s salmon season by flying a king salmon ...
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Windows are the No. 1 human threat to birds – an ecologist shares simple steps to reduce collisions
Birds stunning feats of travel are awe-inspiring, making it that much more tragic when they are cut short by a deadly ...
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Alaska schools need teachers. They’re hiring them from the Philippines.
Alaska schools are hiring teachers from the Philippines amid a massive national shortage. It’s the latest wave of immigrants ...
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This program helps 6 million families pay their energy bills. Here’s what’s at risk if it’s cut.
The Trump administration wants to eliminate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a little-known piece of ...
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Alaska’s Legislature was in session for four months: Here’s what they did with their time.
A look at the 33 bills that both chambers of the Alaska Legislature passed this year, and where they stand in the process of ...