In Anchorage mayoral race, Bronson opponents take early sides

Plus: A year after passage, landmark climate law is creating a ‘different world’ for Alaska renewables ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Northrim Bank]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Monday, August 14. In today's newsletter: - With months to go before Anchorage's mayoral election, opponents of Mayor Dave Bronson [are already duking it out over which candidate]( would give them their best shot at victory. - A year after the Biden administration’s signature climate bill passed, Alaska renewable energy industry observers say [the law is beginning to jump-start new development]( in the state. - Scientists are striving to learn more about how Juneau's Suicide Basin is changing, and [what those changes might mean]( future glacial outburst floods in Alaska's capital. After a decades-long population recovery, something appears to be amiss with peregrine falcons on the upper Yukon River in Alaska. In [this week's column]( science writer Ned Rozell details one biologist's efforts to count the falcons for the last 50 years, and his observation that the population has decreased by more than a third in the last three years. Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy today with a chance of scattered rain showers and a high near 67 degrees. A chance of rain will remain in the forecast for the next few days, and daytime temperatures will hover in the mid- to high 60s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Bronson opponents take early sides in Anchorage mayoral race →]( Since longtime former Democratic lawmaker Chris Tuck entered the race in June, following former Anchorage Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance’s May announcement, politicos to Mayor Dave Bronson’s left have been divided on the best path forward. The friction comes unusually early in the race, with the election eight months away. ADVERTISEMENT [A year after passage, landmark climate law is creating a ‘different world’ for Alaska renewables →]( People working in Alaska’s clean energy industry say the Inflation Reduction Act's financial incentives have the potential to spark much more renewable development in the state. [Why this year’s record glacial outburst flood likely won’t be Juneau’s worst →]( Annual glacial outburst floods on Juneau’s Mendenhall River will continue for years to come. But forecasting the severity of those floods is proving to be an unsolvable problem. (via KTOO Public Media) [Open & Shut: Peggy’s Restaurant closes after decades, and Anchorage gets a bar on wheels, a new spirits shop and a Canada Goose apparel store →]( Plus, a cafe and sandwich shop opens, Wild Scoops adds a walk-up venue, a new highway touring app launches, and a downtown yoga studio closes. [Alaska Native fashion designers take traditions to the modern runway →]( The intricate work of Indigenous artists from the far north represents a world of fashion “connected to our landscapes and our way of being.” ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [2 wounded by unseen shooters in separate East Anchorage locations, police say →]( [Alaska pilot, hunter are presumed dead in plane crash at Denali National Park and Preserve →]( [Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. plans to open Anchorage office by year’s end →]( [Hawaii utility faces scrutiny for not cutting power to reduce fire risks →]( [West football soars to season-opening victory over Colony with a complete team performance →]( [Judge sides with young Montana activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial. →]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States