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Mayor hopes to preserve decades of friendship with sister city during ‘time of political uncertainty.’ Project declared dead by Gov. Walker in 2017 to get another look, along with ferry options. HESCO barriers are on their way to Juneau. Funding to study a long-term solution is not guaranteed. President Donald Trump fa

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juneauempire.com > 09/10/2026 > work-on-juneau-fuel-terminal-expected-to-cause-marine-mammal-harassment

Work on Juneau fuel terminal expected to cause marine mammal harassment

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (361+ words) Published 3:30 pm Thursday, September 10, 2026 Federal wildlife regulators are seeking public comment on a proposal to allow limited harassment of marine mammals during a major fuel terminal reconstruction project in downtown Juneau. The work involves vibratory pile removal and vibratory and…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/10/2026 > juneau-wastewater-permit-review-follows-bacterial-violations

Juneau wastewater permit review follows bacterial violations

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (535+ words) Published 10:30 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 By Jeffrey Kennett Juneau Empire Staff Recent treatment problems at Juneau’s Thane Road wastewater facility are receiving renewed attention as state regulators consider another discharge permit for the plant. August 2025 produced the highest fecal coliform readings…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/07/2026 > state-experts-talk-about-tsunami-landslide-risks-for-southeast-alaska

State experts talk about tsunami, landslide risks for Southeast Alaska

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (631+ words) Published 3:30 am Monday, September 7, 2026 By Leilani Combs Wrangell Sentinel With glacial flooding last month in Juneau, a landslide-driven tsunami last year in Tracy Arm, deadly landslides in Wrangell in 2023 and in Sitka, Haines and Ketchikan in recent years, the presence…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/02/2026 > alaska-science-forum-seeking-the-benefits-of-a-parasite

Alaska Science Forum: Seeking the benefits of a parasite

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (667+ words) Published 3:30 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Woolly lousewort blooms tower over shorter tundra plants in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range in Arctic Alaska. Graduate student Jonathan Carcache takes a break next to woolly lousewort and arctic mountain heather while visiting…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/29/2026 > coast-guard-terminated-commercial-passenger-vessel-in-sitka

Coast Guard terminated commercial passenger vessel in Sitka

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (184+ words) Published 9:33 am Saturday, August 29, 2026 U.S. Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska personnel recently terminated the voyage of a commercial passenger vessel operating in Sitka. On Aug. 20, law enforcement officers from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pike boarded a foreign-built vessel and confirmed that passenger…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/26/2026 > hearings-scheduled-on-removal-on-roadless-restrictions-for-tongass

Hearings scheduled on removal on roadless restrictions for Tongass

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (210+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 By Juneau Empire Staff The Forest Sevice will hold several hearings in September over the controversial decision to remove protections in the Tongass National Forest. On Aug. 18, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it has filed…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/22/2026 > groups-look-to-hit-the-brakes-on-removal-of-roadless-restrictions-for-tongass

Groups look to hit the brakes on removal of roadless restrictions for Tongass

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (626+ words) Published 4:30 am Saturday, August 22, 2026 A hiker explores the Tongass National Forest. Municipalities, conservation groups, and tribes are criticizing pubic process and calling for continued protections for irreplaceable old-growth forests after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) moved to rescind the Roadless…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/22/2026 > i-went-to-the-woods-turning-the-noise-off

I went to the Woods: Turning the noise off

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (367+ words) Published 4:30 am Saturday, August 22, 2026 Courtesy of Jeff Lund The author neglected to download a playlist, book or podcast early in this remote build and decided to complete it without headphones or speakers. The podcast ended just about as I was…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/15/2026 > climate-report-shows-accelerated-rates-of-warming-in-the-arctic

Climate report shows accelerated rates of warming in the Arctic

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (274+ words) Published 10:30 am Saturday, August 15, 2026 By Juneau Empire Staff New research shows an Alaska that is becoming warmer, wetter and filled with increased vegetation. Several Alaska researchers contributed to the American Meteorological Society’s annual report on the global climate relaeased this…...