My Alaskan Life

May 14 2018

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, July 1, 2022 July 2, 2022
Fire danger heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend prompts emergency burn bans. A ruling on states' powers to prosecute on tribal land is among recent, major Supreme Court decisions. And a traditional Filipino folk dance makes a comeback in Juneau.
EPA extends comment period on proposed Pebble Mine restrictions July 2, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is extending by two months the public comment period on its proposed restrictions that would block plans for the Pebble Mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. The agency in a statement said its regional office received communications that were in favor of and against an extension. The office determined that […]
Much of Southcentral and Interior Alaska under burn restrictions and fireworks suspension going into Fourth of July weekend July 1, 2022
Areas covered by the burn ban include the Denali, Mat-Su, Kenai and Fairbanks North Star Boroughs as well as the cities of Tok and Delta Junction and the surrounding Copper River Basin. The Municipality of Anchorage already had burn restrictions in place, including prohibiting open fires.

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