Newscast – Friday, Oct. 2, 2026
Environmental groups are challenging a logging project near Ketchikan, while federal officials move to rescind protections for the Tongass National Forest. Additionally, significant independent funding is flowing into Alaska's upcoming gubernatorial and congressional races.
In this newscast: Two environmental conservation groups and a Southeast Alaska tribe have filed a motion to stop a timber sale that's part of a logging project east of Ketchikan; Independent expenditure groups are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Alaska's races for governor and Congress; The federal government announced its intent to rescind a key environmental conservation law that protects much of the Tongass National Forest; Researchers at the University of Alaska Southeast are…
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