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“This administration has done more to save, protect and expand coal in our country than any administration perhaps ever.”President Trump Makes an Announcement on Beautiful, Clean Coal · Jun 4, 2026
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“You cannot go straight to community care as a veteran. That's just false. You can't just— I can't tomorrow just decide to go to community care.”Senate Veterans' Affairs (Sullivan): Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 and 2028 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs. · May 20, 2026
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“more than $8 billion of the $10.9 billion increase for healthcare services in FY '27 is for community care. The difference is even more significant in the department's FY28 advance request, with the VA asking for a $17 billion increase in community care and near stagnant levels for direct care.”Senate Veterans' Affairs (Sullivan): Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 and 2028 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs. · May 20, 2026
Federal rule changes loosen protections for Alaska's listed species
Federal wildlife agencies finalized Endangered Species Act rule changes on threatened-species protections, critical-habitat exclusions and the definition of harm, with potential effects on Alaska project reviews.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
A sacred site promised in 1978 is being considered by Congress to go to Doyon
A Senate committee will consider the Geese House Site Conveyance Act, transferring about 21,578 acres in Denali National Park and Preserve to Doyon, Limited.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Deadline TONIGHT for Park Service tribal heritage preservation grants
Alaska tribes, Native villages and Native organizations face a Monday deadline to apply for National Park Service Tribal Heritage Grants funding cultural and historic preservation work.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A routine Yakutat fishing closure lands on a shrinking fleet
Federal managers closed dusky rockfish fishing off West Yakutat for 2026 after the fleet hit its limit, as the town's small-boat fishing fleet keeps shrinking.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
Kuskokwim mainstem reopens early as six spawning tributaries stay closed to Chinook and chum
Kuskokwim River salmon 2026: mainstem returns to Alaska Fish and Game after strong counts while six Yukon Delta refuge tributaries stay closed to Chinook and chum.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Minor Chukchi surge hits Kivalina and Red Dog Dock
The National Weather Service forecasts a 1 to 1.5-foot coastal surge Sunday at Kivalina, Red Dog Dock, Shishmaref and the Chukchi Sea coast, with 35 mph gusts.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Supreme Court upholds the mail-ballot rule rural Alaska relies on
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld rules like Alaska's counting mail ballots received after Election Day, a system rural Alaska relies on. Primary applications due Aug. 8.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readAI
Small craft advisories hit Kodiak, Barren Islands waters through Sunday
NWS Anchorage has small craft advisories in effect for Barren Islands East today, for Marmot Island to Sitkinak tonight and Sunday, and west of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay on Sunday, with winds to 25 knots and seas to 7 feet.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Frederick Sound chum stays below average as pink salmon rebound
ADF&G's fifth Point Gardner and Kingsmill test fishery update shows a fifth statistical week of generally below-average chum salmon harvests. Pink salmon at Point Gardner came in above the recent 10-year average on July 24 after four of the lowest weeks on record.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A permit to study 14 Alaska marine mammal species is up for comment
NOAA Fisheries is taking comment through Aug. 26 on ABR Inc.'s application for a permit to conduct research on 14 Alaska marine mammal species.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Talkeetna's erosion fight reaches a new stage: buying people off the riverbank
The Mat-Su Borough reported one home lost and several structures damaged in Talkeetna after the Talkeetna River crested at 13.07 feet, its highest level since September 2012, following nearly three inches of rain in a single day.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
BLM says Alaska's last 3.8 million statehood acres are the hardest
A Bureau of Land Management factsheet updated July 23 says about 3.8 million acres of Alaska's roughly 105-million-acre statehood entitlement remain, and that the leftover selections are the hardest to resolve because many sit atop unresolved ANCSA and Native allotment claims.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
One new rural Alaska prosecutor, against deep tribal-justice cuts
The U.S. Attorney's Office added a prosecutor for rural Alaska and tribal cases, as the administration proposes deep cuts to BIA and DOJ tribal justice funding.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Juneau's flood barriers are finished before Suicide Basin lets go
Juneau glacial outburst flood 2026: Army Corps completes Phase 2 Mendenhall River HESCO barriers before Suicide Basin release; evacuation guidance unchanged.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
Nominations open for Arctic shipping panel with reserved Alaska seats
The federal Maritime Administration is accepting nominations through Sept. 22 for nine seats on a new Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee, including three Alaska Native tribal member positions and seats for subsistence co-management groups and coastal communities.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Juneau's fifth cruise dock clears a federal hurdle
Federal regulators issued a marine mammal permit for pile work on Áak'w Landing, Huna Totem's $150 million fifth cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
NSF backs UAF-led critical minerals coalition with $15 million
NSF named a UAF-led coalition a Regional Innovation Engine, funding $15 million in Alaska critical minerals research, bioleaching, AI exploration and workforce training.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska's senators split on Iran war powers, and Murkowski missed the vote
Alaska's senators split again on Iran war powers: Sullivan voted to block the resolution and Murkowski, a frequent Trump defector on Iran, was absent as it failed 47-49.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Fatigue blamed in a Parks Highway rollover near Cantwell
A Florida driver rolled her vehicle near Mile 199 of the Parks Highway near Cantwell on Thursday, one of several summer incidents on the Wasilla-to-Fairbanks corridor.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Mercury in Western Aleutian sea lion pups exceeds safety thresholds, prompting $1.5M NSF study
Mercury in Western Aleutian Steller sea lions has doubled in a decade, and a $1.5 million study will test whether zooplankton gut microbes are the hidden source.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
Delta Junction hit by 58 mph gusts, near-zero visibility from blowing dust
Gusts up to 58 mph and blowing dust cut visibility along the Richardson Highway near Delta Junction on July 21, the latest in a run of summer wind advisories.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Wind hammered Skagway into early Friday
NWS Juneau issued three successive wind advisories for Skagway on Thursday, extending coverage past midnight after gusts of 45 mph were observed at the Taiya Inlet and Skagway Docks during peak summer tourism season.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
West Petersville Road is washed out, and the creek won't let crews in
West Petersville Road is impassable in both directions at mile 17.5 after a washout at Kenny Creek, with no reopening timeline from state transportation officials.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
NWS warns of snow, ice risk at Atigun Pass and along Dalton Highway tonight
A cold front sweeping the North Slope will bring all-snow conditions to Atigun Pass by 4 PM Thursday, with overnight temperatures dropping into the 20s and patchy ice possible by Friday morning on the only road connecting the North Slope to the rest of Alaska.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Wind Advisory keeps Isabel Pass dangerous through Thursday evening
NWS Fairbanks warns of gusts to 60 mph through Isabel Pass on the Richardson Highway until 7 PM Thursday. A midday lull Wednesday is temporary; conditions are expected to intensify again by Wednesday evening.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Four wind advisories cover Alaska through Thursday with gusts to 60 mph
Four wind advisories cover Alaska through Thursday, with gusts to 50 mph in Anchorage where saturated soil raises the risk of downed trees and power outages.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
High surf and minor flooding for Alaska's west coast through Thursday
Coastal communities from the Yukon Delta to Kivalina face high surf and minor flooding through Thursday night as a Bering Sea low moves into Norton Sound, with water 1 to 3 feet above high tide.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
More than 100 land deals stand between Alaska and a safer KGB Road
Alaska DOT&PF's July 2026 advertising schedule shows property acquisition, federal permitting, and funding authorization delays as dominant bottlenecks across South Coast, Northern, and Central region projects, with at least one bid now pushed to a 2028 construction year.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
EPA suspends Arctic clean-diesel rules amid Middle East supply crunch
EPA temporarily waived ultra-low-sulfur diesel rules above the Arctic Circle through Aug. 2, letting North Slope producers make higher-sulfur fuel amid a Middle East supply disruption.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Water is over roads in the Lower Matanuska Valley
A flood advisory covers the Lower Matanuska Valley through Friday morning, with water over roadways near North Sushana Drive as heavy rain raises the Little Susitna River.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Yakutat's Pacific ocean perch season closes after filling its quota
Federal managers closed directed fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the West Yakutat District through Dec. 31 after the fleet caught its 1,923-metric-ton allowance.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The CDC director vote is waiting on Lisa Murkowski
A Senate committee vote on CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz was postponed after Sen. Lisa Murkowski's absence left Republicans a vote short. It's rescheduled for next week.
by Alaska News2mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska science runs on NSF money, and the money has slowed
NSF grant awards are down 55 percent from 2024 levels, lawmakers said at a House hearing — a concern in Alaska, where Arctic research and a new $160 million innovation engine depend on NSF funding.
by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min readAI
Rural birth and nursing bills clear a Senate panel
The Senate HELP Committee voted Wednesday to favorably report eleven health bills, including a $35 monthly insulin cap for commercially insured patients and nursing workforce measures with direct implications for rural Alaska communities facing persistent provider shortages.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
House panel advances bill to let Alaska Native artists sell work with feathers
A House committee advanced Rep. Nick Begich's bill letting Alaska Native artists legally sell handicrafts containing migratory bird feathers, named for artist Archie Cavanaugh.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Murkowski targets federal conditions on Southeast's hydropower licenses
Sen. Lisa Murkowski co-sponsored a bill limiting federal agency conditions on hydropower licenses as SEAPA begins relicensing Tyee Lake on Tongass National Forest land.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Wind advisory: 50 mph gusts and 12-foot Cook Inlet waves threaten Kenai dipnetters Thursday
NWS Anchorage warns that south to southwest winds gusting to 50 mph and waves of 8 to 12 feet off Cook Inlet will make dipnetting dangerous or impossible Thursday morning along beaches from the Kenai River to Nikiski, hitting during the peak window of the July 10 to 31 personal use season.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Gale winds, 8-foot seas off Utqiagvik through Thursday
The National Weather Service warns of gale-force winds and 8-foot seas in Northwestern Alaska coastal waters near Utqiagvik through Thursday, hazardous for small craft.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
VA research is losing staff and trials as Senate panel presses on $43M cut
Proposed VA research budget cuts drew Senate scrutiny this week, with stakes for Alaska, the state with the highest share of veterans per capita in the country.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Senate confirms Westercamp to trade court; both Alaska senators vote yes
The Senate confirmed Kara Marie Westercamp to the U.S. Court of International Trade 50-48, with both Alaska senators voting yes, on a court that rules on tariffs affecting Alaska seafood exports.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI