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Wednesday, December 25, 2024
State Approves ExxonMobil’s Point Thomson Expansion Plan Decision will increase oil production; adds momentum to Alaska LNG Project December 22, 2017 ANCHORAGE – The State of Alaska has approved ExxonMobil’s plan to engineer the expansion of the Point Thomson project on the North Slope, with state and company officials calling […]
Former Attorney General fills open public seat; Larry Cash to shift focus to Asian trade efforts December 28, 2017 JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker announced today that he has appointed Craig Richards to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees. Advertisement The governor-appointed board is composed of six […]
(Fairbanks) – Counting caribou in Alaska’s largest herds has become more effective, thanks to a pair of newly acquired digital aerial camera systems. The systems replace World War II-era black-and-white film cameras previously used since the 1970s and enabled biologists last summer to pinpoint numbers for the Porcupine, Fortymile, […]
Due to forecasted extreme wind and seas in the Gulf of Alaska, the M/V Aurora will cancel its sailings for December 18–19, 2017. The Aurora will have to transit the Gulf before continuing on to service in Prince William Sound. AMHS staff is contacting affected passengers to reschedule their travel. Service notices may […]
Department of Revenue releases Fall 2017 Revenue Sources Book Juneau – Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Sheldon Fisher released the Fall 2017 Revenue Sources Book today. The Revenue Sources Book includes the Department’s final fall forecast of oil price, oil production, and state revenue. A preliminary forecast was issued in […]
Advertisement 1:13 PM Friday, December 8th From Valdez Avalanche Center Avalanche danger is decreasing, but due to the huge storm, totals, large human-triggered avalanches are likely through the weekend. All Backcountry riders headed to Thompson Pass should be prepared for rescue with beacons, probes and shovels (and airbag packs if […]
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From Valdez Avalanche Center: Please join the Valdez Avalanche Center in kicking off winter with Avalanche Awareness Month. Prepare for your winter adventures and support your local avalanche forecast: November 17 Winter is Coming Movie Night Boondocker Films, Civic Center 7pm Refresh your avalanche skills- November 18 Avalanche Rescue Workshop, […]
Late-September storm produced perilous conditions, flooding, damage in Utqiagvik November 15, 2017 ANCHORAGE — Governor Bill Walker late yesterday issued a declaration of disaster for the North Slope Borough following a strong Arctic sea storm in September. The declaration makes available $1 million from the state’s Disaster Relief Fund, and […]
