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• State agency could offer public comment period on fracking projects

  26-01-2017 21:47
  
  
  A rig drilling in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. A number of Kenai Peninsula residents advocated for more opportunity to weigh in when companies apply for hydraulic fracturing permits in Alaska. (Image: BLM-Alaska)The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) is proposing a ten-day comment period for applications to use hydraulic fracturing on an oil or gas well. The proposal falls in-between what environmental groups and the industry say is sufficient opportunity for public i
  
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• State agency could offer longer public comment period on fracking projects

  26-01-2017 21:47
  
  A rig drilling in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. A number of Kenai Peninsula residents advocated for more opportunity to weigh in when companies apply for hydraulic fracturing permits in Alaska. (Image: BLM-Alaska)The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) is proposing a ten-day comment period for applications to use hydraulic fracturing on an oil or gas well. The proposal falls in-between what environmental groups and the industry say is sufficient opportunity for public i
  
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• In Alaska, Divorce Courts Must Now Consider Pet Wellbeing - Huffington Post

  26-01-2017 20:25
  
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  In Alaska, Divorce Courts Must Now Consider Pet Wellbeing
  Huffington Post
  This month, Alaska became the first state in which judges are required to consider animal welfare in cases where divorcing couples have a pet. Legislation signed by Gov. Bill Walker (I) in October, which became effective Jan. 17, adds amendments to the ...
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• Earthquake centered in Alaska Range shakes Southcentral - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-01-2017 16:20
  
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  Earthquake centered in Alaska Range shakes Southcentral
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  A 4.6 earthquake struck about 76 miles west of Talkeetna at 5:26 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. (From AEC). An earthquake west of Talkeetna early Thursday morning was felt across Southcentral Alaska, ...
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• Alaska: Pets will be treated like children in divorce court - KSAT San Antonio

  26-01-2017 15:30
  
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  Alaska: Pets will be treated like children in divorce court
  KSAT San Antonio
  USA Today reports Alaska became the first state to require courts to "take into consideration the well-being of the animal" in divorce court proceedings. In most of the United States, pets are considered the property of their owners rather than part of ...
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• Climate change prompts Alaska fish to change breeding behavior - SitNews

  26-01-2017 11:37
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  Climate change prompts Alaska fish to change breeding behavior
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  (SitNews) - One of Alaska's most abundant freshwater fish species is altering its breeding patterns in response to climate change. This could impact the ecology of northern lakes, which already acutely feel the effects of a changing climate. That's the ...and more »
  
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• The cost of smoking in Alaska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  26-01-2017 10:23
  
  The cost of smoking in Alaska
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  Welcome! We hope you enjoy our content and decide to subscribe for full access. Visit newsminer.com/subscribe or call 907-456-6661. FAIRBANKS — The cost of a lifetime smoking habit in Alaska has been calculated to exceed $2 million, according to a ...and more »
  
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• Alaska's kids need schooling in citizenship - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-01-2017 07:01
  
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  Alaska's kids need schooling in citizenship
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Generations of American leaders, from our founders to the great presidents who followed, have known and understood a key point, the continued success and sustainability of our republic depends on an engaged and informed public that includes who we are ...
  
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• Alaska estimates $1.5M cost to comply with federal ID law - KTUU.com

  26-01-2017 06:56
  
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  Alaska estimates $1.5M cost to comply with federal ID law
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  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) A state agency estimates it will cost at least $1.5 million for the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles to become compliant with national proof-of-identity standards. A state law passed in 2008 barred state agencies from spending ...
  Bill would have gun owners forfeit weapons if found to be threat by judgeAlaska Public Radio Network
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• Volunteers count the homeless and offer help in Anchorage - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-01-2017 05:58
  
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  Volunteers count the homeless and offer help in Anchorage
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  Mykala Bailey, from Studio FX, cuts Susanna Osness' hair during Project Homeless Connect at the Egan Center in downtown Anchorage on Wednesday. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News). Anchorage homeless coordinators tried something new ...and more »
  
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• Alaska asset forfeiture, seizure laws draw fire from state lawmaker - KTUU.com

  26-01-2017 05:41
  
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  Alaska asset forfeiture, seizure laws draw fire from state lawmaker
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  Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, reviews a document during a House floor session in 2016. By Austin Baird / KTUU |. Posted: Wed 7:38 PM, Jan 25, 2017. JUNEAU (KTUU) - Alaska law enforcement agencies, under current civil and criminal rules, are ...
  
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• Alaska woman's know-how could change how loans are made in Rwandan villages - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-01-2017 04:31
  
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  Alaska woman's know-how could change how loans are made in Rwandan villages
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Mary Miner is co-founder of Atikus, a firm seeking to improve lending for African villagers. (Charles Wohlforth / Alaska Dispatch News). Mary Miner is working in Anchorage to change banking in African villages. The other three employees of her ...
  
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• Executive order could impact Alaska refugee community - KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska

  26-01-2017 04:24
  
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  Executive order could impact Alaska refugee community
  KTVA.com - Anchorage, Alaska
  An executive order President Donald Trump is expected to sign could impact Alaska's refugee community. The order would temporarily ban refugees from coming to our country for four months, with special focus on people coming from predominantly Muslim ...and more »
  
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• In a first, Alaska divorce courts will now treat pets more like children - The Denver Post

  26-01-2017 04:17
  
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  In a first, Alaska divorce courts will now treat pets more like children
  The Denver Post
  Divorces can be messy. Leaving aside the very raw emotions involved, there is the matter of splitting property. Who gets the house? Who gets the couch? Who gets the dog? If one of those items seems different to you, that's probably because you, like ...and more »
  
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• Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017

  26-01-2017 04:09
  
  
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  Bill would have gun owners forfeit weapons if found to be threat by judge
  Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO – Juneau
  Alaskans can have firearms even when family or law enforcement officers believe they are a threat to themselves or others. But a new bill would allow judges to issue protective orders making them tem
  
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• Alaska's sweeping new crime law already under pressure for change - Alaska Dispatch News

  26-01-2017 03:55
  
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  Alaska's sweeping new crime law already under pressure for change
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Law enforcement agencies are agitating for changes to parts of Alaska's sweeping new crime law before all of Senate Bill 91 has even gone into effect. The law, based on recommendations from the 13-member Alaska Criminal Justice Commission, aims to ...
  
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• Bill would have gun owners forfeit weapons if found to be threat by judge

  26-01-2017 03:13
  
  
  Rep. Geran Tarr addresses the Alaska House of Representatives on April 7, 2014. Tarr has introduced a measure that would allow judges to issue protective orders against Alaskans who are deemed a threat to themselves or others, and would make them temporarily surrender their firearms. (Photo: Skip Gray/360 North)Alaskans can have firearms even when family or law enforcement officers believe they are a threat to themselves or others.
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• Future of Wishbone Hill coalmine uncertain as permit is examined

  26-01-2017 03:05
  
  
  An Alaska Native tribal council and environmental groups are applauding the decision by a federal agency to inspect the permit for a planned coalmine near Palmer.
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  The decision from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement comes after a federal judge ruled the mine’s permit invalid last summer.
  On Jan. 17, the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, or OSM, told the Alaska Department of Natural Resources that it erred in extending the permit
  
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• St. Paul’s fur seal pups at lowest level in 100 years

  26-01-2017 02:34
  
  Northern fur seals at St. Paul Island’s Reef rookery. (Photo: John Ryan/KUCB)Northern fur seal pup production on St. Paul Island has hit its lowest level since 1915.
  Every other year members of Seattle’s Marine Mammal Laboratory travel to the Pribilof Islands to estimate how many pups are born. Scientist Rod Towell has been a part of the counts since 1992. He said the difference at the rookeries on St. Paul is striking.
  “I’m not going to say it was full coverage, but it l
  
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• Murkowski praises Trump pipeline initiatives - Alaska Public Radio Network

  26-01-2017 02:29
  
  Murkowski praises Trump pipeline initiatives
  Alaska Public Radio Network
  On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump signed memos aimed at advancing two controversial pipelines and speeding environmental reviews of other energy projects. Listen now. Trump's actions drew praise from U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The Alaska ...and more »
  
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• Murkowski praises Trump pipeline initiatives

  26-01-2017 02:26
  
  Donald Trump signing legislation expediting energy projects (Photo: The White House)On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump signed memos aimed at advancing two controversial pipelines and speeding environmental reviews of other energy projects.
  Trump’s actions drew praise from U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The Alaska Republican called Trump’s actions “a welcome sign” and “a good start.”
  Trump signed one memo to expedite review of the Dakota Access Pipeline, which
  
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• Another eruption and growing unrest for Aleutian volcanoes

  26-01-2017 01:37
  
  Takawangha Volcano is on uninhabited Tanaga Island in the western Aleutians. (Photo: AVO / U.S. Geological Survey)One Aleutian volcano has erupted again, and another is showing signs of life.
  Bogoslof Volcano erupted early Tuesday morning, continuing a series of explosions that date back to mid-December.
  The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) warned a trace amount of ash could fall on Unalaska, 60 miles to the east, but there have been no reports of it reaching the island.
  Meanwhile, the AVO has i
  
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