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Juneau · JuneauA walrus is seen in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea in June of 2010. Research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks student found microplastics, mostly tiny fibers, were lodged in muscle tissue, blubber and livers of walruses harvested by hunters from St. Lawrence Island and Wainwright. (Sarah Sonsthagen/U.S. Geological Survey) Vi Waghiyi grew up in the village of Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island, where meat from walrus, seal and bowhead whale sustained her f…See the Story
Scientists, Alaska Native leaders say the Arctic faces a growing crisis from plastic waste
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Juneau · JuneauDuring a solar eclipse, Baily’s Beads and solar prominences are seen just after totality in Dallas on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Keegan Barber/NASA) If you’re bummed out about missing the total solar eclipse in the Lower 48 this month, start planning now. The next total solar eclipse in North America will happen in 2033, in Alaska. University of Alaska Anchorage physics and astronomy professor Travis Rector said the world sees about one to two sola…See the Story
Alaskans will have a chance to see a total solar eclipse… in 9 years
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Juneau · JuneauThe Alaska State Capitol on March 25, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) A Superior Court judge in Anchorage has found a key benefit to families who choose certain types of homeschool violates the state Constitution. The ruling has to do with correspondence school allotments. Those are cash payments to families of homeschooled children meant to reimburse the cost of things like textbooks, services and even private school classes. Here’s what…See the Story
A judge has thrown out a key part of Alaska’s homeschool system. Here’s what to know.
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Juneau · JuneauWorkers construct a retaining wall at the outdoor food court location on Franklin Street on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) An empty lot that once housed the now-demolished Elks Hall building in downtown Juneau will be getting a new life this summer. Last week, the Juneau planning commission unanimously agreed to allow David McCasland of Deckhand Dave’s, a fish taco stand, to use the site to expand his seasonal outdoor food court …See the Story
Downtown Juneau’s outdoor food court is expanding, with more restaurants and longer seasons
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Juneau · JuneauJuneau Empire Juneau Empire - The Voice of Alaska's Capital Since 1912 “Everybody’s frantic. They’re probably all going to be sleeping on the streets by the stores again.” Juneau’s homeless head outdoors with no official place to camp as warming shelter closes for season Mark SabbatiniSee the Story
Juneau’s homeless head outdoors with no official place to camp as warming shelter closes for season
Juneau · JuneauJuneau Empire Juneau Empire - The Voice of Alaska's Capital Since 1912 Manager of city facility hopes operations can resume by early next week Recycleworks stops accepting dropoffs temporarily due to equipment failure Mark SabbatiniSee the Story
Recycleworks stops accepting dropoffs temporarily due to equipment failure
Juneau · JuneauUniversity of Alaska Southeast ceramics professor Jeremy Kane demonstrating bowl-making for his intermediate class. (Tasha Elizarde/KTOO) This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. The University of Alaska Southeast’s ceramics classes in Juneau are hard to get into — because so many people want to take them. Jeremy Kane has been teaching ceramics for 20 years. Each y…See the Story
Tongass Voices: Jeremy Kane on the philosophy of bowl-making
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Juneau · JuneauJuneau Empire Juneau Empire - The Voice of Alaska's Capital Since 1912 A bit of exploration of the rocky intertidal zone near Shaman Island yielded lots of big sea stars (mostly five-armed), little green sea urchins, and tiny snails (periwinkles or margarites? I’m never sure about telling the difference). On the Trails: Intertidal explorations Wire ServiceSee the Story