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Alaska News March 13-14, 2025

KTUU: Jessie Holmes celebrates triumphant Iditarod run

 
 
 
 

KTUU: Anchorage airport claims responsibility for removed eagle’s nest in Sand Lake neighborhood ANC said it was due to risk of bird hitting plane; Bill would allow baby drop boxes for Alaskans to surrender newborns safely and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Juneau Animal Control is searching for an elusive German Shepherd and more ->

 
 
 
 

KYUK: Biologists focus on disease and nutrition to understand ailing Mulchatna caribou herd; LKSD reveals thousands of students and staff affected by PowerSchool data breach and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: BLM issues permit for expanded tour operations in the White Mountains National Recreation Area; Dan Strigle is New Kenai DA; Research on pink salmon in the Arctic learns from people, place, fish; This Day in Alaska History-March 13th, 1918; This Day in Alaskan History-March 14th, 1917 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Snowmachine rider pulled out of 60-foot crevasse alive; Snow snake event kicks off the 2025 Dena Games in Fairbanks and more ->

 
 
 
 
KSTK: Borough assembly transfers grinder pump station responsibility to private property owners and more ->

 
 
 
 

KUCB: NOAA layoffs could hamstring fisheries management in Alaska, marine biologists and industry experts say and more ->
 
 
 
 

Delta Wind: Local scouts volunteer time to do some can crushing and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: AP: Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen; Federal judge upholds Bering Sea trawl fisheries managers’ decisions amid salmon crisis and more ->

 
 
 
 

KMXT: Two Pillar Mountain wind turbines temporarily not spinning, Kodiak Electric working on repairs; Alutiiq Museum adds jacket made from bear guts to its collections and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Iditarod downer -> Feel good story torpedoed

 
 
 
 

Michael R Dougherty: Meet the Surprisingly Innovative Anchorage Pioneer Edgar Tarwater
 
 
Michael R Dougherty: Anchorage Hillside Star Memories

 
 
 
 

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Alaska News October 08, 2021

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage resident united with family members who escaped Afghanistan; ‘It’s way too small’: Palmer Food Bank to relocate; Interruptions, outbursts return to Anchorage Assembly as public hearing stretches into 6th night Contracted security left the chambers early and Bronson’s administration removed a plexiglass barrier that was part of assembly’s COVID-19 mitigation and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: TikTok fans flock to Sitka’s Raptor Center and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: YKHC says students are safer in schools than out of them. LKSD’s COVID-19 transmission levels support that claim and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Fishermen ask Governor Dunleavy and North Pacific Fishery Management Council to Change Course on Fisheries Management; StrongHearts Native Helpline Becomes Independent Organization; Geophysics professor wraps up voyage exploring Amerasia Basin’s origin; This Day In Alaska History October 8th, 1914 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Unvestigative journalism
 
 
 
 
Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center plans to go live.
Sterling DeWilde delves us into the world of moose hunting in Alaska. He vividly describes what it was like growing up in the bush and having moose hunting as an essential way to survive and provide for the family. Sterling also explains the importance of passing these traditions on to youth to preserve and perpetuate Alaska Native culture.
Watch live at https://www.morristhompsoncenter.org/live

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The Most (And Least) Toxic Places In America

Every year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires most large industrial facilities to report the volume of toxic chemicals they release into the environment.

The EPA takes this data and consolidates it into the Toxic Releases Inventory (TRI), which is then used to set environmental policies in place.

We analyzed this data along with Priceonomics customer Ode, a company that creates environmentally conscious cleaning products. So we got interested in the information buried in these massive, hard-to-understand reports. What are the most commonly released toxins? In which states and cities are the most chemicals emitted? Which industries contribute the most to this pollution?

Summary of findings:

As a state, Alaska produces the most toxins (834 million pounds)
Zinc and lead compounds (common products of the mining industry) are the most common toxins
Metal mining accounts for 1.5 billion pounds of toxins, while chemicals (515 million) ranks second
On a county level, the Northwest Arctic of Alaska leads the list, but multiple Nevada counties round out the top 5
Kotzebue, AK, produces the most toxins as a city (756 million pounds), and Indianapolis (10.9 million) produces the most out of the 100 most populous cities

The Most (And Least) Toxic Places In America