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Energy winners and losers in the Republican megabill
E&E News
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July 3, 2025
Debate on the Republicans’ megabill focused largely on taxes and Medicaid, but the legislation includes a roster of contentious energy and environment provisions. With no party having secured a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate since the...
Green crab discoveries in Ketchikan show the invasive threat is spreading in Alaska
Alaska Beacon
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July 3, 2025
On a sandy beach in a state park in Ketchikan, a group of local beachcombers encountered something ominous: shells of two invasive European green crabs, shed as part of the creatures’ growth process. That discovery, made during a June 6 beach...
Korean Trade Minister Yeo Plans Urgent U.S. Visit with ‘Alaska LNG’ Proposal
Business Korea
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July 3, 2025
Alarmed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning of imposing up to 35% reciprocal tariffs on Japan, its closest ally, the Korean government is urgently maneuvering to obtain the so-called "sincere negotiator" status from the United States. It has...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Alaska Public Media
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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: Lawmakers react to Gov. Dunleavy's call for a special session next month. Plus, authorities seize dozens of animals from a well-known wildlife center outside of Haines. And, Petersburg celebrates an Indigenous...
Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan praises the federal megabill for Alaska: ‘no state fared better’
Alaska Beacon
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July 3, 2025
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, took questions from Alaska reporters on Tuesday, in an hourlong phone news conference. He expressed praise and support for the Trump administration’s agenda with the federal budget megabill, saying, “No state...
Anchorage preps for big Fourth of July with parades, food, and fun
Your Alaska Link
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The Fourth of July is almost here, and Anchorage is getting ready for one of its busiest weekends of the year, filled with parades, live music, local food, and fun for all ages. The centerpiece celebration takes place at the Delaney Park Strip,...
Construction jobs rise in 33 states, D.C.
The Mecklenburg Times - North Carolina
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July 2, 2025
SUMMARY 33 states and D.C. added construction jobs from May 2024 to May 2025 Texas, Ohio, and Michigan saw the largest job gains California, Washington, and New York reported the biggest losses Policy uncertainty affecting project starts...
Crews fight back as wildfires burn across Alaska
Your Alaska Link
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For ten days, crews from the Alaska National Guard helped fight the Nelchina Glacier fires. Flying Blackhawk helicopters, they dropped water on the flames using buckets that hold up to 700 gallons. There was a lot to manage, from coordinating with...
Search underway after cruise passenger disappears while hiking in Alaska
Cruise
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There is an urgent search underway for a passenger traveling aboard a Norwegian cruise ship in Alaska who has gone missing. Local news outlets reported that Marites Buenafe, 62, of Kentucky, was last seen around 7:30am on Tuesday, July 1, as she...
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy forces early vote on education veto override with special session in August
Alaska Beacon
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July 2, 2025
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation for a special session on Wednesday, calling Legislators back to Juneau in August to pass legislation on education reform and his executive order creating a new Department of Agriculture. The special...
City advances effort to build RV resort in downtown Anchorage
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A rendering of a proposed RV resort at 3rd Avenue and Ingra Street. (Courtesy Anchorage Community Development Authority) A city-led effort to turn a 15-acre field that once housed the Alaska Native Medical Center into an RV park and a mixed-use...
Congress Must Back Ambler Road To Secure Alaska's Economic Future
North of 60 Mining News
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July 2, 2025
Alaska stands at a pivotal moment, and the stars have aligned for our State. The Ambler Road – a long-planned 211-mile industrial use corridor connecting the Ambler Mining District to the Dalton Highway – offers a generational opportunity to...
Trump's budget bill increases fossil fuels and hits renewable energy
World Energy News - Connecticut
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The U.S. Senate approved a budget bill on Tuesday, and now the House of Representatives will debate it for final approval. This would slow down the development of solar and wind power, eliminate climate funding, and increase oil, gas, and coal...
PolarX launches 2025 Alaska Range program
North of 60 Mining News
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PolarX Ltd. June 30 announced that it has kicked off its 2025 Alaska Range exploration program with an airborne geophysical survey to collect high-resolution magnetics and lidar data across the Caribou Dome portion of the district-scale...
Ahead of high school, some Anchorage teens earn early credits through cosmetology
Alaska Public Media
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July 2, 2025
Summer means a break from school for most Alaska kids, but some incoming freshmen in Anchorage are getting a jumpstart earning high school credit through a cosmetology course at King Tech High School. About 15% of Anchorage School District...
Juneau may ship trash out of state when landfill runs out of room
Wrangell Sentinel - Alaska
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Sending most of Juneau’s trash south on a barge during future decades is a better option than a new landfill or burning it in a waste-to-energy facility, according to a study presented to Juneau assembly members. Currently, Wrangell, Petersburg...
Sen. Gallego to Headline Town Hall for Alaska Dems
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 2, 2025
Fueling speculation about his political ambitions, Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., reportedly was set to headline an emergency online town hall Wednesday hosted by the Alaska Democratic Party. The virtual event, which is slated to be held from 9:30...
Senate budget bill deals big blow to renewable energy
USA Today - Virginia
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WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's massive budget bill that passed on Tuesday will make it harder to develop wind and solar energy projects, despite the removal of some contentious provisions, industry advocates and lawmakers said....
Alaska Suggests 'Bear Alcatraz' For Migrants to be Detained
Newsweek
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July 2, 2025
The state of Alaska has floated the possibility of detaining migrants in an isolated site surrounded by bears. "We don't have alligators, but we have lots of bears. I am not aware of any plans for an Alaska version of Alligator Alcatraz," the...
Gov. Dunleavy calls for August special legislative session in Juneau
Alaska Public Media
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July 2, 2025
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday called a special legislative session for August in an effort, he said, to advance two priorities left unfinished at the end of the regular legislative session. Some legislators said they saw the call as an attempt...