Author: Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska

Should the cruise industry receive federal assistance?

A $2 trillion spending bill is designed to cushion the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump says cruise lines deserve to be included in this relief.

Record number of wolves taken on Prince of Wales

Trappers took 165 wolves on and around Prince of Wales Island. That’s a record harvest following the lifting of the trapping quota set by state and federal wildlife managers.

Challenge to Tongass timber sale on Prince of Wales Island upheld in court

Federal Judge Sharon L. Gleason ruled the U.S. Forest Service violated the law when it approved a timber harvest without offering site-specific details of where logging would occur. The federal government says the project is needed to sustain Southeast Alaska’s timber industry.

House lawmaker decries ‘dereliction’ of Alaska’s ferry fleet

Rep. Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak) spend a day speaking ferry workers and marine highway management. She told reporters she was dismayed by the low morale and slow response by administration officials to the suspension in regional service.

Alaska legislators begin push to restore ferry service

House lawmakers have taken the first step towards closing gaps in ferry service that’s left coastal communities cut off. But it’ll be a long road ahead towards restoring reliable year-round service given the condition of the fleet.