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Girdwood Mushroom Expert Co-Authors Alaska Guide Book
Turnagain News caught up with Mohatt days after Girdwood's Fungus Fair. She was joined at Girdwood Brewing by Trudell. (Neither mycologist drank the kombucha.) (Questions and answers are excerpts from a two hour interview with Kate Mohatt and...
US Takes 10% Stake In Alaska Miner Trilogy Metals
Trump's Industrial Policy juggernaut continues. Moments after the close when we saw some abnormal moves in the stock of yet another North American small cap stock focused on mining strategic minerals, we quickly skimmed through Trilogy Metals'...

Trump orders approval of 211-mile mining road through Alaska wilderness
Donald Trump on Monday ordered the approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The long-debated Ambler Road project was approved in the US president’s first term,...

Trump OKs road for Ambler Mining District, to make Alaska 'bigger and more powerful'
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday granted approval for the 211-mile Ambler Road, a controversial project through a roadless region in Alaska’s Northwest Arctic. The Ambler Road is intended to spark a new chapter in large-scale mining in...

(VIDEO) Trump Signs Executive Order Reopening Ambler Road Project in Alaska After Biden Killed Project
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order approving the Ambler Road Project in Alaska, a 211-mile access road that will give mining companies the ability to access leased land for mineral development. “We’re making [Alaska] greater,...

Opinion: Don’t abandon the fight against tobacco – Alaska’s kids are still at risk
(iStock / Getty Images) As a young Alaskan committed to building healthy communities, I’m proud of the progress we’ve made in reducing tobacco use, especially among youth. But let’s be clear: this fight is far from over, and recent decisions in...

Trump approves Alaska mining road, stake in Canadian firm behind project
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The long-debated Ambler Road project was approved in the first Trump...

Alaska Native corps invest in Graphite One
Further solidifying Graphite Creek as a battery materials project critical to Alaska and the nation, two additional Alaska Native corporations have invested in Graphite One Inc. and its plans to establish a mine-to-batteries graphite supply chain...

Tuesday is the last day to vote in Juneau’s municipal election
A Juneau resident drops his ballot off in the City Hall ballot drop box on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) Juneau’s municipal Election Day is almost here — voters have until Tuesday night to cast their ballots. There are a handful of...

US to Take 10% Stake in Trilogy Metals to Unlock Alaska Mining
(Bloomberg) -- The US said it will take a 10% stake in Canadian minerals explorer Trilogy Metals Inc. as part of a $35.6 million investment to secure critical energy and mining projects in Alaska. In an announcement Monday, President Donald Trump...

Trilogy Metals skyrockets as Trump administration takes 10% stake, OK's Alaska road project
sitox Trilogy Metals (NYSE:TMQ) +135.9% post-market Monday after the Trump administration said it reversed a Biden-era decision blocking the construction of the Ambler Road project in Alaska and will invest $35.6 million to support mining...

Trump Approves Alaska Road Project, Stake in Trilogy Metals
October 6, 2025 5:16 PM, EDT [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] President Donald Trump reversed a Biden administration decision blocking the construction of Ambler Road in Alaska, in a move he said would open up...

Trump approves Alaska mining road to boost copper, zinc production

2 people arrested in Juneau Co. after hundreds of animals rescued from home
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Wis. (WMTV) - Juneau County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that two people were arrested after hundreds of animals were rescued from a home. The Sheriff’s Office said the two suspects were booked on multiple animal abuse...

Nearly 400 animals surrendered in Juneau Co. neglect case
Juneau County authorities arrest two people after uncovering what they call a significant case of animal neglect. On Friday, deputies went to a residence after reports of animals running at large in Plymouth Township. It turned into nearly 400...

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Approves Ambler Road Project to Unlock Alaska’s Mineral Potential
UNLEASHING ALASKA’S EXTRAORDINARY RESOURCE POTENTIAL: Today, President Donald J. Trump approved the appeal of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), directing his Administration to promptly issue authorizations necessary...

Juneau voters to decide Assembly, School Board races and three ballot propositions Tomorrow
(Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) NOTN- Juneau voters are wrapping up CBJ’s municipal election that will decide three Assembly seats, three School Board positions, and a trio of ballot propositions. Ballots were mailed to all registered voters...

Trump approves Ambler mining road to boost Alaska copper, zinc production
President Donald Trump listens as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday ordered...

Trump orders permits for Alaska mining road, US takes stake in Trilogy Metals
Audio By Carbonatix WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he had signed an executive order directing his administration to permit an access road to the Ambler mining district in Alaska to unlock domestic supplies of...

Trump approves Alaska mining road to boost copper, zinc production
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The long-debated Ambler Road project was approved in the first...