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In waters off Alaska, fishermen struggle to keep orcas from their catch
Fishing crews across a broad expanse of the world’s oceans, ranging from the South Atlantic to the North Pacific, report unwelcome encounters with whales.
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Alyeska Pipeline faces $244,000 penalty for violations related to small oil leak
An ice-jammed valve caused a small leak in an oil-heating system.
Legislative committee approves up to $200M in federal spending on ‘rural health transformation’
The funding is expected to be awarded by the federal government next month as part of a $50 billion nationwide effort aimed at ameliorating cuts to Medicaid.
Trump administration sets terms for upcoming oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet
The “Big Beautiful Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale,” scheduled for March, would follow a series of federal and state inlet lease sales that drew little industry interest.
Baker Hughes, a major oil field service company, announces ‘strategic alliance’ to advance Alaska LNG project
The company also committed to a “strategic investment” in the project, but didn’t provide details.
Alaska tribes, conservation groups sue Trump administration to block proposed road through refuge
The actions seek to stop the deal for an 11-mile gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge that would connect King Cove and Cold Bay.