Alaska’s looming natural gas shortage draws increased attention

And: Orthodox Church makes Kwethluk woman its first North American female and Yup’ik saint ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Sylvan Learning]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, Dec. 13. In today's newsletter: - Alaska’s[looming natural gas shortage]( is getting increased attention this week along with more talk about negative impacts that might occur as gas supply falls in the coming years. - Citing a difficult global market, the largest seafood company in the U.S. announced this week that it’s [looking to sell several of its facilities in Alaska]( and reduce its workforce by 10%. - A Western Alaska woman who died in 1979 and has long been revered by Orthodox believers in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region has been named [the first female Orthodox Church saint]( from North America. The origin of life is arguably the greatest unknown in science. It’s also a big reason NASA sent a robotic spacecraft on a multiyear journey around the sun to fetch material from an ancient asteroid and then bring it back to Earth. Earlier this week, the scientific community [got its first description of that precious, exotic material]( revealed by the mission’s top scientist. Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy today with scattered snow showers forecast to bring an additional [2 to 6 inches of snow]( to Anchorage, after significant snowfall Tuesday made for messy road conditions and closed schools. Today's high will be around 17 degrees, and daytime temperatures will hover in the mid-teens before climbing into the 20s this weekend. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Alaska’s looming natural gas crisis draws growing attention from mayors, state regulators →]( Southcentral Alaska mayors have formed a coalition to look for ways to address the shortage that could begin for the Railbelt region in 2027. A member of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska is also looking to gather more details from utilities. ADVERTISEMENT [Orthodox Church makes Kwethluk woman its first North American female and Yup’ik saint →]( Olinka Arrsamquq Michael, known as Matushka Olga, has been revered by Orthodox believers in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region and beyond for decades, known as a healer to abused women, a midwife and a humble and loving presence. [Trident Seafoods will overhaul Alaska operations, plans to sell 4 shoreside plants and other assets →]( The company will look for buyers for four shoreside plants in Alaska, including for its nearly year-round operations in Kodiak and three seasonal plants in Ketchikan and Petersburg in Southeast Alaska and False Pass in the eastern Aleutian Islands. [Snowmachiner who hit sled dog team on Denali Highway was test rider for manufacturer Polaris →]( A Minnesota man was testing snowmachines for manufacturer Polaris Inc. when he struck a sled dog team this week on the Denali Highway, killing three dogs and seriously injuring another, authorities said. [New Pacific Coast salmon habitat created by melting glaciers could be threatened by mining, study finds →]( A new study suggests mining companies are too keen on newly exposed mineral deposits beneath shrinking glaciers, and few policies are in place to protect the emerging salmon habitats. (via Seattle Times) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Missing Nome snowmachiners found dead, troopers say →]( [Providence Alaska reaches agreement with Premera on in-network insurance coverage →]( [Nearly 200 nations agree to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels →]( [Top U.S. college and high school skiers compete in Alaska’s first-ever Winterstart Super Tour stop →]( [Supreme Court agrees to hear case that could undo Capitol riot charge against hundreds, including Trump →]( [Hunter Biden defies GOP subpoena in appearance at Capitol →]( 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