“Oil and gas corporations already pay pennies compared to what they make in profits from plundering public lands—land that belongs to the American people—and now they’ll pay even less.” In a display of loyalty to what Greenpeace called “the most polluting industry in history,” the Trump administration is allowing dozens of oil and gas companies to set […]
Alaska Wildlife and State Troopers will continue to provide law enforcement to the world’s largest fishery during the COVID-19 pandemic May 7, 2020 (ANCHORAGE) – Nearly 20% of the Alaska Wildlife Troopers’ statewide commissioned Troopers will be present in Bristol Bay area to enforce the world’s largest salmon fishery this year. The Division of […]
Drivers are encouraged to prepare for remote travel and drive slowly (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – McCarthy Road is now open to public travel for the summer season and will be regularly maintained until October 1. Conditions on the unpaved, 60-mile road, which runs between the communities of Chitina and McCarthy, will remain fair to difficult […]
Having apparently learned nothing about the novel coronavirus since February—when he predicted the contagion would disappear “like a miracle” by April—President Donald Trump insisted during a roundtable with corporate executives Wednesday that Covid-19 will soon “be gone” even in the absence of a vaccine, a view that is not shared by public health professionals. “It’s gonna go, it’s […]