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‘The threat of more poison in our water’: A gold mining firm plans to discharge wastewater upstream from Grassy Narrows
The Toronto Star
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July 10, 2025
Tainted water has been trickling out of the Buckhorn Mountain mine since 2008. As a subsidiary of Toronto-based company Kinross Gold tunnelled into the rock in northern Washington, it extracted more than a billion dollars’ worth of gold. It also...
Compensation program for health damage from Alaska weapons tests is extended
Alaska Beacon
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July 10, 2025
People who might have been exposed to radiation from atomic weapons tests conducted in the Aleutians half a century ago have extra time to apply for compensation from a federal program, under the sweeping tax and budget bill passed by Congress and...
Alaska AG talks crime, statehood defense at Chamber luncheon
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor covered an array of topics at the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, including statehood defense and the proposed 800-mile Alaska LNG (liquefied natural gas) pipeline that would run from the North...
U.S. Agriculture Agency to End Consideration of Race, Sex in Many Farm Programs
Successful Farming
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it would no longer consider a farmer's race or sex in many of its farm loan, commodity and conservation programs, ending a longstanding effort by...
GUEST COLUMN: Lawsuit will spike Colorado energy costs
The Gazette - Colorado
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Colorado is ranked the fourth most beautiful U.S. state by travel website Thrillist. Locals might argue colorful Colorado deserves to be in the top three, occupied by California, Alaska and Hawaii. But our strong relationship with the other...
‘The stories need to be told’: The Alaska Veterans Museum showcases military history in the Last Frontier
Alaska's News Source
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July 10, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Veterans Museum in downtown Anchorage offers visitors a peek into the state’s deep rooted military history, pre-statehood through the present. “As a spouse, I would be sitting maybe in a guest house or...
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Alaska Public Media
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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: As climate change makes life more difficult in rural Alaska, research is helping inform tough decisions. Plus, Alaskans honor Benny Benson on the anniversary of his state flag design. And, Pacific Islanders in...
US agriculture agency to end consideration of race, sex in many farm programs
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it would no longer consider a farmer's race or sex in many of its farm loan, commodity and conservation programs, ending a longstanding effort by the agency...
USDA awards another USD 2.8 million in contracts for Alaska pollock
SeafoodSource
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded contracts worth a total of USD 2.8 million (EUR 2.4 million) for Alaska pollock products as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to support the commercial pollock sector. Seattle,...
A big loser in the Big Beautiful Bill? Renewable energy.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Robert Darrow is a visiting assistant professor of politics at Mount Holyoke College. On Independence Day, President Trump dismantled former president Joe Biden’s climate legacy when he signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law, ending Biden’s...
Alaska Air Group Announces Webcast Of Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Results
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) SEATTLE, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries Inc., will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss 2025 second...
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...
Homer utility declines to back what would have been Alaska’s biggest solar project
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Raindrops cover a solar panel at the Houston Solar Farm on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 in Houston. (Loren Holmes / ADN archive) Homer Electric Association has passed on buying the assets of a major solar farm, leaving plans for what would have been the...
Senate Republicans watch to ensure green energy tax credits survive Trump's latest order
KSL - Utah
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WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Republicans is cautiously watching to see if a recent executive order will undo progress to temporarily preserve green energy tax credits in President Donald Trump's massive tax package. Trump signed an executive...
Are Alaska’s fish getting smaller? That may not be such a bad thing
Alaska's News Source
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July 9, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - For over 30 years, the Valdez Fishing Derby has awarded thousands of dollars to the lucky few who have the largest catch by the end of the season. Taking a look at the Derby’s website, a trend can be noticed: while...
Energy project developer has not followed through on plans for 6-Mile property
Wrangell Sentinel - Alaska
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Energy project developer has not followed through on plans for 6-Mile property By Larry Persily Sentinel writer The Washington state developer who pitched a multimillion-dollar project to build a waste-to-heat plant, commercial greenhouses and...
NTU Launches Fast-Track Construction Trades Program
Native News Online
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Details By Native News Online Staff July 09, 2025 Navajo Technical University (NTU) has officially launched its new Microcredentials–Construction Trades program through its Construction Technology department. This accelerated course condenses 16...
Alaska stands ready to provide nation with precious metals
Wrangell Sentinel - Alaska
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The debate over tariffs continues, particularly with China. China’s response is to leverage our dependance on its rare earth minerals supply, such as tantalum, which is found in Alaska but not yet produced. These minerals are necessary for our...
Trying to Follow Cruise Rules in Juneau
Cruise Addicts - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
My buddy Don Terris and I just spent the day in Juneau, Alaska and we did something we have never done before: an evening whale watch. Also as we made our way off the cruise ship we learned ham is not allowed to be brought off the ship in to...
Anchorage-based nonprofit sues U.S. Navy for canceling $5 million grant
Alaska's News Source
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July 9, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - An Anchorage-based nonprofit has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Navy for suddenly canceling a $5 million federal grant that funded Alaska’s ARCTIC program. According to its website, Launch Alaska is a nonprofit...