Earthjustice Opposes the Forest Service Plans for Massive Timber Sale in Tongass National Forest
JUNEAU, AK – The U.S. Forest Service released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Draft Record of Decision (ROD)…
Meaningful Mining Reforms Stalled in British Columbia
(Vancouver, B.C.) — Two years after the B.C. Auditor General called for sweeping reforms to mine compliance, enforcement and reclamation…
Alaska Air Guardsmen Rescue Pilot near Willow
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot…
Hunters Rally to Assist State’s M.ovi Surveillance Efforts
(STATEWIDE) — Thanks to hunters this fall, expanded efforts by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to learn more…
Five Things to Know About InSight’s Mars Landing
Every Mars landing is a knuckle-whitening feat of engineering. But each attempt has its own quirks based on where a…
Indonesian Divers Recover ‘Black Box’ From Lion Air Jet
Indonesian navy divers say they have recovered one of the “black boxes” from the wreckage of Lion Air Flight JT-610,…
Trump: Up to 15,000 US Troops May Go to US-Mexico Border
PENTAGON — President Donald Trump says as many as 15,000 U.S. troops could go to the Mexican border to stop caravans…
Hubble Reveals Cosmic Bat Shadow in the Serpent’s Tail
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured part of the wondrous Serpens Nebula, lit up by the star HBC 672.…
Alaska’s Minimum Wage Will Increase in January 2019
JUNEAU, Alaska—The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $9.84 to $9.89 in 2019. Voters passed a ballot initiative in 2014…
Underwater Wreckage of Downed Indonesian Jetliner May Have Been Located
Search and rescue crews may have located the wreckage of an Indonesian jetliner that crashed into the Java Sea just…