...proposed road route. The climbers filmed recent avalanches and rock falls, as well as steep cliffs along the 22-mile corridor that was the subject of the Golder Report. Contact Amanda Fehd at 523-2276 or amanda.fehd@juneauempire.com .

...The earmarks and the bridges to nowhere did not help the state. It's possible our money situation is going to drop. There's going to be a lot of tradeoffs." Contact Amanda Fehd at 523-2276 or amanda.fehd@juneauempire.com .

...coal and is vaporized by coal-fired power plants. Mercury makes its way into waterways, and large fish that eat other fish tend to have higher levels of the heavy metal. Amanda Fehd can be contacted at amanda.fehd@juneauempire.com.

...was corrupt? We don't believe so," she said. "The Legislature needs to recognize that when the votes were taken at the end of the day. The PPT was a compromise." Contact Amanda Fehdat 523-2276 or amanda.fehd@juneauempire.com .

...court to allow operations to continue that do not have to do with Lower Slate Lake. The two sides are waiting to hear whether the 9th Circuit will review the case again. Contact Amanda Fehd at 523-2276 or amanda.fehd@juneauempire.com .