Juneau Independent

280-foot-wide, 111-foot-high dam at Sweetheart Lake part of project envisioned to supply renewable energy as far north as Berners Bay.

A longtime local "liberal" columnist joined during the past week — what’s up with other "Voices" being published? (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent) By Mark Sabbatini Juneau Independent One of the primary goals when launching the Juneau Independent was ensuring it featured lots of Voices (hence the name for our opinion section) from a broad range of the community. That means going beyond liberal/moderate/conservative political leanings to include age (students, working p

A $25,000 award will help the tribe upgrade equipment, fund harvests and strengthen food education.

Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in interview before Cop30.

The administration has been shuttering federal offices and rescinding grants.

The largest gas company in Japan has signed a letter of intent signifying that it would buy up to 1 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year from the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline. The development moves the project closer to a financial finish line that would allow the borrowing needed to build the project. 

Start of meeting delayed for an hour until KC Kregar, arrested earlier this month at City Hall, leaves under JPD escort.

John Boyle, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, abruptly resigned his position on Friday. 

Pre-hibernation trash munching driving uptick in nuisance calls.

A project meant to bring more than 70 units of new workforce housing to downtown Juneau is dead before it could even break ground. The developer blames the city for stopping it. The city says the project was a risk to public safety…( Read full story )

The stakes of the ongoing government shutdown rose Monday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture doubled down on its position that food benefits for November could not be paid and a union for federal workers implored lawmakers to pass a stopgap measure.

There is little trial and error when it comes to navigating avalanches. Especially if you’re a mountain goat, without access to an Intro to Backcountry course or avalanche airbags…( Read full story )