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Alaska Energy Authority opens prequalification for Cook Inlet power cable builders
Alaska Energy Authority is screening companies to build an undersea power cable linking Beluga and Nikiski, with responses due Dec. 15.
by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago2 min read
AFN's 60th convention brings candidates, subsistence and resolutions
AFN marks 60 years at its Oct. 22-24 convention in Anchorage, with Alaska's congressional delegation, a candidates forum and resolutions on the agenda.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago3 min read
FAA proposes redrawing Anchorage basin airspace and flight paths for JBER's extended runway
The FAA wants to redraw the airspace over the Anchorage basin so JBER can use an instrument landing system on its longer runway. Comments are due Nov. 9.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Southcentral Foundation sends a doctor to Nelson Lagoon and a dentist to St. Paul
Southcentral Foundation is sending a doctor to Nelson Lagoon October 5-7 and a dentist to St. Paul Island through October 15 as part of rotating clinics serving 55 rural villages.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Bering Sea Interior Tribal Commission tribes sign agreement forming a USDA conservation district
Tribes of the Bering Sea Interior Tribal Commission signed an agreement Oct. 1 forming a USDA tribal conservation district to set local conservation priorities.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Visiting dentist to hold five-day clinic in Nondalton
A dentist comes to Nondalton for five days starting Monday, one of the periodic visits that fill in for a permanent practice around Iliamna Lake.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Three Southcentral villages get visiting primary care this week
A doctor is in Chenega Bay through Monday, in Nanwalek through Friday. Tyonek got one day, and sees a primary care provider every two months.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Southcentral Foundation sends visiting providers to Tyonek, Tatitlek and Nanwalek next week
Southcentral Foundation opens four visiting clinics Sept. 14 in Tyonek, Tatitlek and Nanwalek. Tyonek has no resident doctor and sees a primary care provider once every two months.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Nine EPA climate grants for Alaska projects ended with 99 percent of $151 million unspent
$151 million in federal climate grants for Alaska tribes ended with less than 1% spent. One $20 million award was terminated the same day it was signed.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
A Tyonek man died Saturday after neighbors heard gunshots
A Tyonek man died Saturday after neighbors heard gunshots and found him wounded. The state medical examiner has not determined a cause of death.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
HEX plans to triple its gas deliveries, enough to cover a tenth of demand
HEX plans to triple its contracted gas to ENSTAR by 2027. Even so, it would cover roughly a tenth of Southcentral demand as Cook Inlet keeps declining.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Three Cook Inlet gas storage plans pending for winter demand
Cook Inlet's gas problem isn't only supply, it's winter. Alaska is weighing three plans to bank gas underground and draw it down in the cold months.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska tells BlueCrest to produce Cook Inlet gas by 2027 or give up the lease
Alaska ordered BlueCrest Energy to begin producing gas from its Cook Inlet lease by March 2027 or forfeit it, as the region's gas supply shrinks and the company has sat idle for years.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
In Tyonek, one health aide holds the village's care together
Robert Stephan is the only health aide in Tyonek, a boat-or-plane village where the doctor visits every two months. Now he's headed to PA school.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Hilcorp seeks state lease for 1,330-acre gas storage field in Kenai
Hilcorp filed Friday for a state lease to store natural gas in 1,330 acres of subsurface rock beneath Kenai, with public comments due July 7.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 4mo ago1 min read
Kenai Peninsula CTE students achieve 97% graduation rate
Kenai Peninsula students in career and technical programs reached a 97 percent graduation rate while earning industry certifications.
by Alaska Newsadded 5mo ago4 min read