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Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon
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Yereth Rosen came to Alaska in 1987 to work for the Anchorage Times. She has reported for Reuters, for the Alaska Dispatch News, for Arctic Today and for other organizations. She covers environmental issues, energy, climate change, natural resources, economic and business news, health, science and Arctic concerns. In her free time, she likes to ski and watch her son's hockey games.
Environment

Bering Sea heat wave cited as trigger for nosedive in Yukon River Chinook salmon

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The intense marine heat wave conditions that began roiling the Bering Sea in about 2016 resulted in the lowest winter sea ice extent measured in 150 years.
Anchorage

Urban Alaska’s high costs of living driven by health care and groceries

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Juneau is the costliest of the state’s three major cities, followed by Anchorage and Fairbanks, according to the annual analysis by the Alaska Department of Labor.
News

Shipbuilder submits bid to replace an iconic but aged Alaska state ferry

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A Louisiana shipbuilder is proposing to build a replacement for one of the workhorse vessels in the Alaska state ferry fleet.
Elections

Peltola announces big fundraising haul, signaling an expensive Senate race in Alaska

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Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola announced on Monday that her campaign raised $8.9 million in the first quarter of the year.
Courts

Appeals court upholds approval of Willow project on Alaska’s North Slope

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In a split decision, the court says a flaw in the review was too minor to warrant overturning the 2023 approval for the huge oil field already under development.
Environment

NOAA firings, cuts will reduce services used to manage Alaska fisheries, officials say

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Scientists have scrambled to stage necessary fish surveys, but data analysis, salmon research and other services will be impacted.
Economy

Oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids

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Gwich’in and environmental opponents celebrate the results, while state officials expect the incoming Trump administration to make it easier to drill in the refuge.
Federal Government

Alaska agencies seized 317 pounds of drugs at Anchorage airport this year, nearly doubling 2023

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The increased volume of intercepted drugs, including fentanyl, came as Alaska’s fatal overdose numbers continued to climb, a contrast with decreases nationally.
Arts and Culture

Trump’s plan to revert Denali to Mount McKinley name irks Alaskans

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The president-elect’s intention to scrap the traditional Athabascan name reopens a longstanding debate over what to call North America’s tallest peak.
Environment

Federal judge faults environmental analysis for planned huge gold mine in Western Alaska

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Regulators violated laws when they failed to consider impacts of a catastrophic dam failure before issuing a key permit for the controversial Donlin mine, the judge rules.
Health

Alaska judge strikes down requirement that only licensed physicians provide abortions

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A Superior Court judge agreed with Planned Parenthood that barring clinicians like nurse practitioners from providing services violates equal-protection, privacy rights.
Elections

Justice to monitor Alaska primary election for compliance with language requirements

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The U.S. Justice Department plans to monitor operations at polling places in parts of rural Alaska on Tuesday, the state’s primary election day, for compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act.
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