Midday Report: August 03, 2026

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Residents of the Seward Peninsula village of Brevig Mission spoke out in overwhelming opposition Tuesday to the proposed Graphite One mine. The University of Alaska and its newest staff union have begun negotiations on its first contract. And A controversial gold mine proposed within the Tongass National Forest in Juneau was authorized to go through a faster federal permitting process. Photo: Graphite One's camp near the Imuruk Basin. (Ben Townsend/KNOM)