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Alaska House approves relaxed environmental rules for ‘advanced recycling’ • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics

The Alaska House of Representatives voted on Friday to relax environmental rules on advanced recycling facilities that use high heat or chemicals to turn plastic garbage into raw materials for new plastic products. The 23-13 vote sends House Bill 143 to the Alaska Senate for further consideration. Rep. Tom McKay, R-Anchorage and the bill’s prime […]

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Political pressure builds as state-led Alaska LNG project goes another year without a deal • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics

Political pressure is building on Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration to show progress on its huge state-sponsored liquefied natural gas export project, as it asks the Legislature for another $4.5 million to keep it alive. Boosters say there’s still substantial interest from potential investors and partners in the $43 billion Alaska LNG project, amid […]

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First-time Alaska legislative candidates are trying to make their mark before Election Day | #alaska | #politics

Caroline Storm talks to Peggy Baker. (Photo by Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) As the sun set over Turnagain Arm, Caroline Storm trudged through unshoveled snow to knock on doors in a middle-class South Anchorage neighborhood tucked between two highways. “Let’s try Peggy and Hannah,” she said, looking at an app on her phone that lists […]