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Dead humpback calf washes ashore near Douglas, reigniting concerns over vessel traffic

Environment Rachel Levy -
NOAA Fisheries was notified of the stranded whale at 9 a.m. on July 26th, and a team was dispatched to assess the situation. 
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Trail Blazers: Triston Chaney

Arts and Culture Emily Sullivan -
Fishing has always been integral to Triston Chaney’s identity.
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Anchorage Assembly votes to ban homeless camping in some areas over warnings it criminalizes poverty

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Anchorage Assembly voted 7-5 to criminalize homeless camping and building structures near schools, trails and busy roads on Tuesday.
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Ditch the crowds: Underrated hikes around Anchorage

Anchorage Jenny Weis -
Tourists love Flattop. Locals know better hikes.
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Trail Blazers: Kelsey Gray

Arts and Culture Emily Sullivan -
When Kelsey Gray first started rock climbing, the sport changed his life.
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Forest Service plans to repeal rule that has blocked logging, mining in parts of Alaska and the West

Environment James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Since 2001, the Roadless Rule has limited development in the Tongass National Forest, Earth’s largest temperate rainforest.
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Appeals court upholds approval of Willow project on Alaska’s North Slope

Courts Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
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.
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NOAA firings, cuts will reduce services used to manage Alaska fisheries, officials say

Environment Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
Scientists have scrambled to stage necessary fish surveys, but data analysis, salmon research and other services will be impacted.
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Amid gas crunch, Alaska could revoke leases from a company whose drilling has stalled

Environment Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
The Dunleavy administration is threatening to strip Texas-based BlueCrest Energy of oil and gas leases near Anchorage, saying it’s failed to advance development that could delay urban Alaska’s impending gas shortage.
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New Alaska Bitcoin mine would use as much power as the state’s largest coal plant produces

Economy Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
The startup planning the operation near the North Slope oil fields would power its computers not with coal but with another fossil fuel: natural gas that’s currently going unused.
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