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Chester Creek Waters Flow Red in Anchorage
Channel 2 NewsChester Creek’s waters flowed red in Anchorage Wednesday, as city officials tried to determine the source of the temporary contamination. Lindsey Whitt, a spokesperson for Mayor Dan Sullivan, said Wednesday afternoon that the reddish-orange water...Tags: Government, Public Officials, Politics
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Parnell: Researchers, Scientists to Tackle Poor King Salmon Runs
The Associated PressGov. Sean Parnell and Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell say a team of top researchers and scientists is tackling the problem of Alaska's disappearing king salmon. Parnell and Campbell announced Friday that the task of the team...Tags: Sean Parnell, Science
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Pebble Mine Documentary: Comprehensive and Controversial
Channel 2 NewsThe award-winning PBS Television series, "Frontline" examined Pebble Mine in a documentary that aired Tuesday night and the subject manner continues to generate mixed reactions. And one day after the program was broadcast, supporters of the mine seemed...Tags: Frontline Limited, Rick Halford, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Lakes and Ponds
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Point Thomson: Final EIS Released on Gas Project
Matt Buxton, Fairbanks Daily-News MinerThe final environmental impact study has been released on the Point Thomson gas project on the North Slope. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://is.gd/hPyn7K) says the study's release is the last step before the federal government can give the...Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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ASD Releases 2011-2012 Test Scores, Announces Improvement Initiative
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage School District Superintendent Jim Browder released district-wide test scores from the 2011-2012 school year at a Wednesday press conference, announcing an initiative to radically improve scores as well as graduation and attendance rates by...Tags: American School for the Deaf
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Mars Landing a Big Hit Among UAA Cold Weather Biologists
Channel 2 NewsOn Sunday, space enthusiasts gathered at the University of Alaska Anchorage planetarium to view NASA's latest project - the Mars "Curiosity" rover landing on the Red Planet. The rover immediately sent back 3 fuzzy pictures and the first two shots showed...Tags: NASA, Biology, Science
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UAA Scientists, Working for NASA, Find New Cold Weather Microorganism
Channel 2 NewsThis week, as a $2.5 billion rover touched down on the surface of Mars, U.A.A students were watching intently. And they weren't watching out of mere "curiosity" either (pun intended). They were watching because their research may play a pivotal role...Tags: NASA, Antarctica, Landforms, Biology, Glaciers
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Funding Causing In-State Gas Line Delays
Limited funding is causing delays for an in-state natural gas pipeline. Dan Fauske, president of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., says the timeline for the project has probably been pushed back a year, due to limited funding from the Legislature....
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Public Weighs In on Pebble Mine at EPA Hearing
The Environmental Protection Agency convened a three-day peer review hearing Tuesday concerning its watershed assessment of the proposed Pebble Mine, which is also the public's last chance to testify before an EPA scientific panel took up the document for...
Tags: Washington Monument, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Frontline Limited, Metal and Mineral, Social Issues
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Lower Kenai River, Jim Creek See New Fishing Changes
Channel 2 NewsThe lower Kenai River will again be legal for bait and multiple hooks effective Thursday, as state officials lifted a previous emergency order banning their usebut imposed new bag and possession limits for coho salmon on Jim Creek. According to the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing, Politics, Biology
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Kenai River Sonar System Uses New Technology to Count Kings
Channel 2 NewsTo fish or not to fish. That has been the big question this summer on the Kenai Peninsula. And the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s new DIDSON sonar system has played a deciding role in that. DIDSON stands for “Dual-frequency...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Technology, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Fishing
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Scientists Discuss Pebble Watershed Risks in Public Session
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today (Wednesday) wrapped-up the public portion of its scientific "Peer Review" of the proposed Pebble Mine. Twelve scientists will spend the next few months -- in closed-door sessions -- gathering information...
Tags: Washington Monument, Environmental Pollution, Rick Halford, Environmental Politics, Genes and Chromosomes
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