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    May 16, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  1. Forest Service Dedicating New Lab in Juneau

    The U.S. Forest Service is dedicating its new forestry sciences laboratory in Juneau this weekend.
    Channel 2 News
    The U.S. Forest Service is dedicating its new forestry sciences laboratory in Juneau this weekend. Saturday's ceremony will included free guided tours and the raising of carved house posts. The Forest Service, in a release, says the 12,000-square-foot...

    Tags: Energy Saving, Natural Resource Industry, Agricultural Research and Technology, Science, Science and Technology

  2. May 7, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  3. Keystone Center Offers Discussion On Pebble's Study

    Marine mammals ranging from sea otters to sea ducks were discussed on the final day of a science panel put on by The Keystone Center, a company hired by The Pebble Partnership, to review The Pebble Partnership Environmental Baseline Studies. 
    Channel 2 News
    Marine mammals ranging from sea otters to sea ducks were discussed on the final day of a science panel put on by The Keystone Center, a company hired by The Pebble Partnership, to review The Pebble Partnership Environmental Baseline Studies.  At the...

    Tags: Metal and Mineral, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Zoology, Mining, Science

  4. May 11, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  5. National Arctic Strategy Released

    It's the presence of Alaska that allows the United States to be considered an arctic nation. On Friday, the Obama administration released a <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/nat_arctic_strategy.pdf">new Arctic strategy</a> that states the country's priorities in the arctic region.&nbsp;&nbsp;
    Channel 2 News
    It's the presence of Alaska that allows the United States to be considered an arctic nation. On Friday, the Obama administration released a new Arctic strategy that states the country's priorities in the arctic region.   "I think this is the time Alaska...

    Tags: Water Pollution, Petroleum Industry, Wildlife, Environmental Pollution

  6. May 3, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  7. Walk & Roll for Hope Takes Place Saturday

    The Hope Community Resources 44th Annual Walk &amp; Roll for Hope event starts Saturday, May 4, at the west end of the Delany Park Strip in Anchorage. Check-in for the event will open at 8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:00 a.m.
    Channel 2 News
    The Hope Community Resources 44th Annual Walk & Roll for Hope event starts Saturday, May 4, at the west end of the Delany Park Strip in Anchorage. Check-in for the event will open at 8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:00 a.m. According to a Katie...

    Tags: Conservation

  8. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  9. Juneau Launches Website on Sustainability

    The City and Borough of Juneau has launched a website in order to promote green energy and sustainability.
    Channel 2 News
    The City and Borough of Juneau has launched a website in order to promote green energy and sustainability. The webpage is just one part of the city's Climate Action Plan, which hopes to reduce community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by...

    Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Global Warming

  10. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| AP Alaska
  11. EPA Releases Revised Draft Assessment of Bristol Bay Mining

    A revised draft assessment of mining near Bristol Bay, based on projected output from a facility like the proposed Pebble Mine, says a similar project could deny dozens of miles of streams to fish and would have to be monitored for centuries after its completion.
    Channel 2 News
    A revised draft assessment of mining near Bristol Bay, based on projected output from a facility like the proposed Pebble Mine, says a similar project could deny dozens of miles of streams to fish and would have to be monitored for centuries after its...

    Tags: Water, Metal and Mineral, Northern Dynasty Minerals Limited, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources

  12. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  13. Street Sweeping Crews Could Be Working Until Mid-June

    The Municipality of Anchorage has crews out sweeping up gravel left over from the winter nearly 24-hours a day and crews could still on the streets for another eight weeks, according to Street Maintenance Foreman Paul Vanlandingham.
    Channel 2 News
    The Municipality of Anchorage has crews out sweeping up gravel left over from the winter nearly 24-hours a day and crews could still on the streets for another eight weeks, according to Street Maintenance Foreman Paul Vanlandingham. He says...

    Tags: Air Pollution, Environmental Pollution

  14. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  15. Oil Tax Repeal Group Kicks Off Campaign

    A group of Alaskans want to repeal Gov. Sean Parnell's new oil tax legislation, calling it a massive giveaway of Alaska's resources. The move continues a debate on what should be done to improve the state's oil and gas industry.
    Channel 2 News
    A group of Alaskans want to repeal Gov. Sean Parnell's new oil tax legislation, calling it a massive giveaway of Alaska's resources. The move continues a debate on what should be done to improve the state's oil and gas industry. Parnell says the new...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Referenda, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources, Government

  16. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| AP Alaska
  17. Alaska, DOE Agree to Study Unconventional Energy

    The federal Department of Energy has signed an agreement with Alaska to study unconventional energy resources in the Arctic.
    The Associated Press
    The federal Department of Energy has signed an agreement with Alaska to study unconventional energy resources in the Arctic.     DOE Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Christopher Smith and Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner...

    Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources, Conservation

  18. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  19. Rare Birthing Event at AWCC

    Two spectacular births took place Sunday morning at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Two pregnant musk oxen cows went into labor around 6 a.m. and calved at the same time.
    Channel 2 News
    Two spectacular births took place Sunday morning at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Two pregnant musk oxen cows went into labor around 6 a.m. and calved at the same time. The musk oxen calves, a male and a female, have been named Ricky and...

    Tags: Wildlife, Endangered Species, Conservation

  20. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  21. Public Hearings Held To Discuss Oil And Gas Arctic Impacts

    What could drilling do to the Arctic Ocean?&nbsp; That&rsquo;s what an expanded environmental impact statement is looking into.
    Channel 2 News
    What could drilling do to the Arctic Ocean?  That’s what an expanded environmental impact statement is looking into. In March, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released a second draft study of oil and gas activities in the arctic and...

    Tags: Oceans, Zoology, Energy Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service , Petroleum Industry

  22. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| KTUU
  23. ConocoPhillips Delays 2014 Arctic Marine Drilling

    ConocoPhillips Alaska says it will delay its 2014 plans for exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast.
    ConocoPhillips Alaska says it will delay its 2014 plans for exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northwest coast. In a press release, the company announced that it will put its Chukchi Sea drilling plans on hold "because of...

    Tags: Greenpeace, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources, Interior Policy, Petroleum Industry

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