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As winter approaches, Southcentral Alaska utilities are worried about running short of gas

News James Brooks, Alaska Beacon - July 29, 2026

After a cold spring, they’re planning for a worst-case scenario next winter and doing their best to avoid it.

Alaska lawmakers demand answers on state voter purge that disqualified citizens

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton - July 29, 2026

The purge comes as the Division of Elections is already being accused of bending or ignoring the law to favor Republicans.

Alaska Legislature opens third gasline special session with no fanfare and even less optimism

News Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon - July 27, 2026

Gov. Dunleavy says he’s negotiating in private on possible new legislation, but lawmakers had nothing to work on Monday as the session began.

A parasite that thrives in warm conditions adds to Yukon River salmon woes

Environment Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon - July 22, 2026

Alaska scientists are teasing out the effects of Ichthyophonus, a parasite that has taken a particularly severe toll on already weak Yukon River Chinook runs.

JKT reports big haul heading into governor’s race primary

Politics Matt Acuña Buxton - July 22, 2026

With a month to go until Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary, the race has whittled down from a 17-candidate slate running to be Alaska’s next governor to just four.

Hilcorp killed Alaska LNG bill, some legislators say, but governor calls the claim ‘bulls**t’

News Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon - July 20, 2026

Behind the scenes of a climactic day in the Alaska Legislature for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Alaska’s economic development agency plans a Mat-Su industrial park, with data centers

News Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal - July 17, 2026

The AIDEA proposal is generating some enthusiasm, and some concerns about its inclusion of data centers.

Dunleavy administration backs 20,000-acre giveaway to AIDEA

Commentary Dermot Cole - July 14, 2026

The state is rushing through a plan to give away 20,000 acres of state land near Houston to the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority.

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

Environment Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon - July 13, 2026

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.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy sets state record for most vetoes in a single Legislature

News James Brooks, Alaska Beacon - July 13, 2026

Eight other bills await a final decision, plus the possibility of a multibillion-dollar tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.

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