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The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets

Economy Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the last 50 years, it has hollowed out many Indigenous coastal villages where residents no longer can earn a living by harvesting salmon.
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Murkowski calls Greenland an ‘ally, not an asset’ as Trump fixation deepens

Environment Matt Acuña Buxton -
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump renewed his brazen call for the United States to buy or seize Greenland for its critical natural resources.
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Oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids

Economy Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
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.
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AIDEA made its $50 million gasline study pledge before getting legislative approval

Environment Dermot Cole -
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation can’t find a private company willing to pay $50 million for the final design and engineering work on a proposed gas pipeline unless there is a pledge to get that money back from the state.
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Trump’s plan to revert Denali to Mount McKinley name irks Alaskans

Arts and Culture Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
The president-elect’s intention to scrap the traditional Athabascan name reopens a longstanding debate over what to call North America’s tallest peak.
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The Scrubber Loophole in Alaska’s Cruise Industry

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
Concerns over Juneau’s relationship to the cruise ship industry have been on the rise in recent months. Between the Ship-Free Saturday campaign and the proposed West Douglas cruise port, many Southeast Alaskans are wondering if we might be crossing...
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Tongass at a crossroads, again

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
How rollbacks on the Tongass Roadless Rule could threaten the lifeblood of Southeast Alaska.
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Alaska’s top court reviews permits for Donlin gold mine, a big Southwest Alaska project

Courts James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
A pair of lawsuits filed by tribal governments in the region are challenging the state’s regulatory process.
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Federal judge dismisses Alaska trawlers’ lawsuit that sought to overturn halibut limits

Courts James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn new halibut bycatch limits on deep-sea trawlers that fish in federal waters off Alaska.
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Alaska-owned corporation approves $750,000 for legal fights over Ambler Road and ANWR

Environment James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
The corporation is preparing to bid on an upcoming oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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