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• America's Second-Worst Oil Spill Is Still Scarring the Shores of Alaska - TIME

  24-03-2015 15:31
  TIME
  America's Second-Worst Oil Spill Is Still Scarring the Shores of Alaska
  TIME
  It was the worst man-made environmental catastrophe in U.S. history — that is, until five years ago, when it was eclipsed by a disaster roughly 20 times its scope. On this day, March 24, in 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Alaska's ...
  Demonstrators protest Shell's Chukchi drilling plans at 'Wilderness Week'Alaska Public Radio Network
  March 24, 1989: The 'Exxon Valdez'
  
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• Remains found in Kenai, Alaska, linked to missing family - New York Daily News

  24-03-2015 11:24
  New York Daily News
  Remains found in Kenai, Alaska, linked to missing family
  New York Daily News
  The search for (top row) Brandon Jividen, Rebecca Adams, (bottom row) her two daughters Michelle Hundley and Jaracca Hundley, as well as their dog Sparks appears to be over. Brandon Jividen, 37, Rebecca Adams, 22, and Adams' children, Michelle ...
  Murder-suicide eyed as search for missing Alaska family of 4 comes to grim endFox News
  Search for Missing Alaska Family of 4 Comes to Grim EndABC
  
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• After 100 Years, Bison Back in Alaska - Newser

  24-03-2015 10:26
  
  Newser
  After 100 Years, Bison Back in Alaska
  Newser
  (Newser) – The first of 100 wood bison aimed at re-establishing a species that went extinct more than a century ago in Alaska were flown to a rural village over the weekend ahead of a return to the wild. The 30 juveniles were loaded into specially ...
  VIDEO: Biologists reintroduce bison to the wild in AlaskaKHQ Right Now
  100 bison to be moved to New Home in Western AlaskaNY City News
  
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• So far so good; wood bison successfully reintroduced into Alaska habitat - KTUU.com

  24-03-2015 08:09
  
  KTUU.com
  So far so good; wood bison successfully reintroduced into Alaska habitat
  KTUU.com
  After a trip from the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage to Western Alaska, the bison have landed. More from KTUU. Matanuska Valley winds produce Wednesday fire warning · Leaking luggage leads to alcohol-importation charge for.and more »
  
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• Bill limiting 'all-Alaska' gas line passes House - KTUU.com

  24-03-2015 07:27
  
  KTUU.com
  Bill limiting 'all-Alaska' gas line passes House
  KTUU.com
  The Alaska House voted 24-14 Monday night to refocus efforts on developing the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas Line. The move comes one month after Gov. Bill Walker announced plans to expand the Alaska Stand Alone Line, which runs from the North Slope ...
  Appointees to Alaska Gasline Development Corp. board express support for ...Fox Business
  House Passes Bill To Constrain Walker's Gasline PlanAlaska Public Radio N
  
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• Appointees to Alaska Gasline Development Corp. board express support for ... - Fox Business

  24-03-2015 05:31
  
  KTUU.com
  Appointees to Alaska Gasline Development Corp. board express support for ...
  Fox Business
  JUNEAU, Alaska – New appointees to the board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. expressed support Monday for a major liquefied natural gas project the state is pursuing. The House Resources Committee held confirmation hearings for Rick Halford, ...
  Bill limiting 'all-Alaska' gas line passes HouseKTUU.com
  House Passes Bill To Constrain Walker's Gasline PlanAlaska Public Radi
  
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• Conoco moves ahead on North Slope even as layoffs proceed - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-03-2015 03:58
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Conoco moves ahead on North Slope even as layoffs proceed
  Alaska Dispatch News
  ConocoPhillips Alaska on Monday said it will move ahead with a development expected to add up to 8,000 barrels of crude to the trans-Alaska pipeline each day, crediting Alaska tax reform, despite low oil prices that have delayed projects around the world.
  
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• Alaska's next generation focuses on climate change as US takes Arctic Council ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-03-2015 03:00
  
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Alaska's next generation focuses on climate change as US takes Arctic Council ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  In Gov. Bill Walker's State of the State address last month, he announced that a Cabinet position has been established to address Arctic issues. He appointed Craig Fleener, previously a permanent member of the Arctic Council, to this post. Walker ...
  
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• Laurie Schmidt New VP For Shell Alaska - Alaska Public Radio Network

  24-03-2015 02:38
  
  Laurie Schmidt New VP For Shell Alaska
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  Shell Oil has replaced one of its top executives in charge of exploration off the coast of Alaska. Download Audio. As vice president of Shell's Alaska venture, Pete Slaiby traveled the state to build support for Arctic drilling and defend the program ...
  
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• Alaska Senate panel advances bill regarding pot crimes - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  24-03-2015 02:14
  Alaska Senate panel advances bill regarding pot crimes
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  JUNEAU, Alaska - A Senate committee advanced legislation Monday that would update state laws related to marijuana crimes. The Senate Finance Committee moved the bill after adopting a new version.
  
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• Murder-suicide eyed as search for missing Alaska family of 4 comes to grim end - Fox News

  24-03-2015 01:53
  
  Fox News
  Murder-suicide eyed as search for missing Alaska family of 4 comes to grim end
  Fox News
  March 22, 2015: Investigators set up a temporary facility after finding the remains of what police believe to be a family that has been missing for nearly 10 months from their Kenai, Alaska home. (AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, Rashah McChesney). A nearly ...
  Handgun Found Near What Are Believed To Be Remains Of Missing Alaska FamilyBuzzFeed News
  Alaska police probe if remains tied to missing fami
  
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• Sen. Sullivan: Alaska one Family, Obama not its Friend - Alaska Public Radio Network

  24-03-2015 01:40
  
  Fresno Bee
  Sen. Sullivan: Alaska one Family, Obama not its Friend
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan returned to Juneau and today gave his first speech as a senator to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature. The first-term Republican established an “us versus them” theme – a united Alaska up against the Obama administration.
  Sen. Sullivan talks federal regulations, military presenceFresno Bee
  Sullivan talks federal regulations, military presence with Alaska LegislatureK
  
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• Alaska Summer Showcase travel show - Alaska Dispatch News

  24-03-2015 00:38
  
  Alaska Summer Showcase travel show
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Win your share of $20,000 in travel prizes. The state's top travel companies will come together for one day so Alaskans can jumpstart their summer travel plans. Partial list of presenters and the prizes: Condor Airlines: Roundtrip for two from ...
  
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• Alaska Police Find 4 Bodies, Gun, Near Home Of Missing Family - Huffington Post

  24-03-2015 00:32
  
  USA TODAY
  Alaska Police Find 4 Bodies, Gun, Near Home Of Missing Family
  Huffington Post
  A Kenai police officer walks down a trail leading to a temporary camp where police and Federal Bureau of Investigations personnel Sunday, March 22, 2015 are working to identify remains of what Kenai Police believe to be a family who have been missing ...
  Search for missing Alaska family comes to grim endUSA TODAY
  Remains found in Kenai, Alaska, linked to missing familyNew York Daily News
  Human remains found
  
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