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Movi found in Alaska caribou, moose
A harmful pathogen previously known only in goats and sheep has been found in healthy Alaskan moose and…
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DEC cleans up small spill on Kenai Lake
State spill response workers cleaned up some contaminated soil on the shore of Kenai Lake left over from…
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Lawmakers look at potential penta problem
Editor’s note: This story has been changed to add information about an error in the 2015 U.S Fish…
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River users question turbidity finding on Kenai
Editor’s note: This article has been edited to clarify that the turbidity exceedances for the Kenai River were…
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State, feds to determine next steps after turbidity report
The state must now address the fact that excessive motor boat traffic in July has made a section…
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Volunteers clean beaches on remote Augustine Island
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the source of funding for the trip to Augustine…
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Kenai Russian church sends icon for restoration
John Michael, a member of Kenai’s Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church, prepares to carry…
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Hilcorp’s Anna Platform restarted
Hilcorp’s Anna Platform has resumed work after having been shut down since a suspected oil release April 1.…
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Sport Lake elodea treatment could start May 16
A popular Soldotna-area lake infested with the invasive water-weed elodea may be getting its first dose of herbicide…
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Permit may delay Sport Lake elodea killing
Elodea could be eliminated from Sport Lake near Soldotna before native vegetation emerges and before the summer crowd…
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PacRim coal mine permitting suspension leaves some simmering debate
Although a plan to strip-mine coal from beneath the Chuitna River’s west Cook Inlet tributaries is done for…
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Responders stand down from oil leak
Responders to an oil release from a Hilcorp crude oil pipeline on the west side of Upper Cook…
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Hilcorp to reduce flow in leaking gasline, halting production on two platforms
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with an estimated future leak rate as a result of the…
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Hilcorp to monitor Cook Inlet gas leak
Hilcorp plans to observe the methane release from its leaking Cook Inlet pipeline by using sensor buoys to…
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DEC: Hilcorp must sample and monitor underwater gas leak
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is requiring Hilcorp Energy Company to begin sampling and environmental monitoring of…
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Ice could delay Hilcorp leak response until late March
Hilcorp’s plan to send divers to repair a damaged underwater gas pipeline — which is leaking between 210,000…
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Cleanup underway on small oil spill at Tesoro
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating the cause of a recent oil spill near the Tesoro…