Update News: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
In Tuesday’s news:
- Alaska voters decide today on coastal management initiative, primary for House District 39;
- The Arctic Imperative Summit closes with discussion on Bering Sea and Arctic shipping;
- Nome City Council hears suggestions for $200,000 mid-year Community Benefit Share from NSEDC;
- Norwegian oil company Statoil inches closer to drilling in the Chukchi Sea, possibly by 2015.
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