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Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, left, addresses constituents during a town hall event on Saturday, April 15, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska.
    Bjorkman lumber bill heads to governor’s desk
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 4, 2023 2:30 am

    Senate Bill 87 aims to make locally milled lumber more widely available for the construction of housing in Alaska

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    The Kasilof River is seen from the Kasilof River Recreation Area, July 30, 2019, in Kasilof, Alaska. A section of the Kasilof River estuary called “the Dinosaur Parcel,” sized at 309 acres, has been added to the Alaska State Parks system for conservation. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kasilof River parcel added to Alaska State Parks
    By Jacob Dye • April 20, 2023 1:30 am

    The Dinosaur Parcel, named for its unique shape, has long been prioritized for conservation

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    A map showing tracts available as part of an upcoming state oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet. (Map via Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Oil and Gas)
    State to begin accepting Cook Inlet oil and...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 9, 2022 2:30 am

    Bidding will open Dec. 12 and close on Dec. 28 at 4 p.m.

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    NOAA Fisheries via AP, File 
In this Aug. 25, 2017, file photo, provided by NOAA Fisheries, a newborn beluga whale calf sticks its head out of the water in upper Cook Inlet, Alaska.
    BOEM proposes changes to Cook Inlet lease sale...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 20, 2022 2:30 am

    Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, the sale must take place before the end of the year

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    NOAA Administrator Dr. Richard Spinrad speaks at the Kenai Classic Roundtable at Kenai Peninsula College on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Bycatch stirs debate at fisheries roundtable
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 24, 2022 2:30 am

    Bycatch was the issue du jour at last Wednesday’s annual Kenai Classic Roundtable on Fisheries.

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    Assembly members participate during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly to revisit gravel pit legislation
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 17, 2022 2:30 am

    A proposed ordinance would overhaul borough code addressing material site permits

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    Slash is piled at the City of Kenai’s slash disposal site on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. The Kenai Peninsula Borough will use $300,000 in general funds to set up temporary slash disposal sites in multiple communities throughout the borough. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly OKs $300k for borough slash sites
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 13, 2022 2:30 am

    The move is in response to the ongoing spruce bark beetle outbreak

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    Alaska LNG Project Manager Brad Chastain presents information about the project during a luncheon at the Kenai Chamber Commerce and Visitor Center on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Window of opportunity’ seen for LNG Project
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 13, 2022 2:30 am

    Brad Chastain presented the current status of the project Wednesday

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    A sign describing bluff erosion is seen on Kenai North Beach in Kenai, Alaska, on Aug. 6, 2020. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai, borough look to extract rock for bluff...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 10, 2022 2:30 am

    In moving hard rock out of Seldovia, the borough could kill a few birds with one stone

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    A spruce bark beetle rests on the photographer’s thumb on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Cantwell, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Division of Forestry: Spruce bark beetles are on...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • June 9, 2022 2:30 am

    People are urged not to harvest live spruce or create fresh spruce slash

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    A spruce bark beetle is seen on the underside of a piece of bark taken from logs stacked near Central Peninsula Landfill on Thursday, July 1, 2021, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Emergency harvest of beetle-killed spruce trees approved
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 26, 2022 2:30 am

    The move comes amid an infestation that has spread across Southcentral Alaska

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    The entrance to the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area in the Tongass National Forest was covered in snow on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, a day after federal authorities announced the next step in restoring the 2001 Roadless Rule on the forest. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Feds put freeze on Roadless Rule rollback
    By Peter Segall • November 24, 2021 5:30 am

    On the Roadless Rule again.

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy, seen here at a Aug. 16, news conference, announced Thursday he was filing suit against the Biden administration for an Environmental Protection Agency decision to potentially protect Bristol Bay waters under the Clean Water Act. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
    Gov criticizes Biden admin over Bristol Bay review
    By Peter Segall • September 15, 2021 5:30 am

    Ready for litigation.

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