The Alaska LNG Project Begins
Fairbanks, Alaska – Joined by hundreds of Alaskans, including pipefitters, skilled workers, apprentices, welders, and legislators, Governor Sean Parnell today…
Larger Percentage of Texas Hispanics have Enrolled in Health Insurance Marketplace Plans than Whites
HOUSTON – (May 9, 2014) – Texas Hispanics were more than twice as likely as whites to have enrolled in…
Army Drug Users Twice as Likely to Use Synthetic Marijuana as Regular Marijuana
Social work researchers from the University of Washington have found that among a group of active-duty Army personnel who use…
Alaska Science Forum: Minto Flats is Home to Hidden Faults
Just over the hill from Fairbanks is a broad, swampy lowland pocked with lakes and sliced by crooked brown streams.…
UAF Police Nab ‘Kronos’ Graffiti Artist
University of Fairbanks police say that they have nabbed the “Kronos” Graffiti artist after a lengthy investigation. The department has…
Genome Gives Clues to How Polar Bears Rapidly Evolved to Cope with High-Fat Diet
The analysis uncovered several genes that may be involved in the polar bears’ extreme adaptations to life in the high…
Begich: Climate Assessment Tells Alaskans What We Already Know
U.S. Senator Mark Begich, who has been leading the charge to respond to the effects of climate change in the…
Begich Welcomes Inspector General’s Audit of Fishing Observer Program
U.S. Senator Mark Begich welcomed announcement of an audit of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) observer program by the…
Senator Says Employer Mandate Having “Chilling Effect” on First Responder, Firefighter Hours
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Lisa Murkowski today stressed the costly and potentially-harmful Alaskan impacts of the Affordable Care Act with…
Flags to be Flown at Half Mast Friday-Sunday in Honor of Fallen Troopers
Flags will be lowered to half mast on Friday and will remain so until Sunday as ordered by Alaska’s governor,…