Federal court postpones Shell’s Beaufort Sea drilling plans
Wed, August 15, 2007
A federal court this morning upheld an injunction blocking Shell Oil from exploring for gas and oil in the Arctic Ocean. The drilling plan was initially halted in July after several conservation groups, as well as the North Slope Borough and the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission, filed a joint lawsuit.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
Pavlof volcano erupts on Aleutian chain southwest of Kodiak
Wed, August 15, 2007
The Pavlof Volcano near Cold Bay on the Alaska Peninsula is erupting. Pilots confirmed black ash on the summit indicating a small-scale eruption. The Alaska Volcano Observatory upgraded its status to code Orange this morning from yesterday’s code yellow. Pavlov has a long and interesting history of volcanic activity.
Johanna Eurich, KDLG - Dillingham
Federal energy regulators growing optimistic about Alaska gasline
Wed, August 15, 2007
A new federal government progress report on the Alaska natural gas line — the first since Governor Palin’s Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) became law in May — came out today. And in it, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has a more optimistic tone than before on the prospect of getting a project built.
Joel Southern, APRN - Washington, D.C.
Juneau police officer cleared in deadly force incident
Wed, August 15, 2007
The attorney general’s office and Juneau Police both say Sergeant Paul Hatch was justified in using deadly force against a samurai-sword-wielding man in Juneau Friday night.
John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau
U.S. Fish & Wildlife investigating possible illegal walrus hunting near Nome
Wed, August 15, 2007
Nearly 80 headless walrus carcasses have washed up on beaches east of Nome this summer. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials are investigating the incident.
Annie Feidt, APRN - Anchorage
Bethel cab drivers raising fares for the first time since early 2001
Wed, August 15, 2007
Taxi fares in Bethel are rising for the first time in six years. Cab fares are regulated by the City and for about a year the cab industry has been pushing the Bethel City Council to raise them. At their last meeting, the council approved a plan that will allow cabbies to charge an additional dollar for most trips.
Shane Iverson, KYUK - Bethel
Political candidates scrambling to meet new financial disclosure requirements
Wed, August 15, 2007
The state’s new financial disclosure rules are getting their first test as candidates sign up to run for municipal offices across Alaska. The 11-page disclosure form may be daunting to some, and the Alaska Public Offices Commission (APOC) didn’t have time this summer to create an instruction booklet explaining it. The disclosure rules are part of the new ethics law signed by Governor Palin last month. Now candidates for local offices all around the state are scrambling to fill out the paperwork — except in Anchorage, which has its regional elections in the spring.
Libby Casey, KUAC - Fairbanks
Homer’s hospital expansion complete, but opening may be delayed
Wed, August 15, 2007
The latest expansion project at South Peninsula Hospital in Homer is complete, but plans to open the new part of the hospital to the public next month could be put on hold.
Mike Mason, KBBI - Homer
Sitka seiner loses $170,000 of herring in 28 seconds
Wed, August 15, 2007
A Sitka herring seiner who was 28 seconds late closing his net during a 2004 opener has lost his appeal — and his $170,000 catch. The Alaska Court of Appeals has affirmed a District Court decision last year which found fisherman Troy Denkinger guilty of illegally retaining herring.
Robert Woolsey, KCAW - Sitka
Alaska News Nightly: August 15, 2007
Wed, August 15, 2007
A court ruled today that Shell Oil will have to further postpone its plans for exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea. Plus, Pavlof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula is erupting for the first time in more than a decade. Those stories and more on tonight’s Alaska News Nightly, broadcast statewide on APRN stations.
Individual news stories are posted in the Alaska News category and you can subscribe to APRN’s news feeds via e-mail, podcast and RSS.
Court blocks Shell Arctic drilling plan
Wed, August 15, 2007
An injunction blocking Shell Oil from exploring for gas and oil in the Beaufort Sea has been upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Back in July, the court issued a temporary injunction to stop the drilling plan after several conservation groups, as well as the North Slope Borough and the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission, filed a joint lawsuit.
They claimed Shell’s exploration plan violates the National Environmental Protection Act because the company was granted the permit without conducting an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The case will be back before a Court panel in December, which is well after the exploratory season in the frozen waters of the Arctic.
Catch the full story on tonight’s edition of Alaska News Nightly, broadcast on APRN stations statewide.
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