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St. Paul Island City Officials Fight To Restore Power Cost Equalization Funding

By Maggie Nelson • 19 hours ago

In a letter addressed to St. Paul community members, city officials recently urged residents to take energy-saving measures after Gov. Mike Dunleavy allowed funds from the Power Cost Equalization Program to be swept into the state's general funds.

"Reduce TV watching time, lower your thermostat by a couple degrees, wash laundry in cold water," are a few of the tips listed in the letter.

Public Safety Says Unalaskans May Return Home After Magnitude-8.2 Earthquake Prompts Evacuation

By Maggie Nelson • Jul 28, 2021

Updated 7/29/2021 at 1:10 a.m.

The Department of Public Safety says Unalaskans are safe to return home after a tsunami warning Wednesday night caused community members to evacuate to higher ground.

Communities from Seward to Nikolski received warnings after a magnitude-8.2 earthquake hit approximately 80 miles southeast of Chignik.

Harmful Algal Blooms Can Be Lethal For Humans. Scientists Wonder If They Cause Seabird Die-offs Too

By Maggie Nelson • Jul 27, 2021

Paralytic shellfish poisoning, caused by eating seafood contaminated with toxins from harmful algal blooms, can be deadly to humans. Now, using marine samples from Unalaska, scientists are trying to understand if those harmful algal blooms could also be responsible for seabird die-offs.

Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation Aims To Expand Mariculture In The Aleutians

By Theo Greenly • Jul 22, 2021

Representatives from the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation visited Unalaska last week as part of its push to expand the state's mariculture industry.

Gov. Bill Walker created the Alaska Mariculture Task Force in 2016. Since then, the organization has been focused on developing the state's mariculture industry to meet its long-term goal of $100 million by 2038.

GCI Hits First Key Milestone In Plans To Bring Fiber Optic Broadband To The Aleutians

By Maggie Nelson • Jul 20, 2021

An Alaska-based telecommunications company says it's reached a major milestone in its mission to bring Unalaskans improved digital connectivity through a new fiber optic line.