Anna Canny, KTOO - Juneau
Greens Creek Mine in Southeast Alaska gets feds’ approval to begin expansion
The move will extend the Admiralty Island mine's operations for up to 18 years, with new environmental mitigation and oversight.
Juneau’s temporary flood fighting plan is underway. Some homeowners don’t want it.
Some property owners along the Mendenhall River say the plan to hold off glacial outburst floods is too expensive and invasive.
Juneau approves $2M for flood barriers, despite opposition to flooding plan
At a meeting Monday night, members of the Juneau Assembly and the public expressed hesitation about the city’s flood fighting plan.
Juneau leaders propose sandbags, barriers for Mendenhall Valley flood mitigation
The devices are part of phase one in the capital city's plan to counter glacial outburst flooding that has flooded homes.
$15 million EPA grant for Southeast composting projects latest in local expansion efforts
Tlingit and Haida will use the money to expand composting in Juneau and tribal communities across Southeast Alaska. It’s part of a larger trend of funding for composting in the region.
Climate change makes farming easier in Alaska. Indigenous growers hope to lead the way.
A new training program aims to help Alaska Native communities grow more of their own food.
Flooded Juneau residents face choice: Protect homes or prepare them for more?
Staying completely dry might be difficult, if not impossible, but it’s also hard to make peace with letting the water in again and again.
Advocates call for a ban on cruise ship scrubbers, citing pollution concerns
Critics say scrubbers trade would-be air pollution for water pollution, and that regulators aren’t keeping Alaska waters clean.
Heat pump incentive program aims to lower home heating bills in Gustavus
Gustavus was one of a dozen U.S. sites chosen for the National League of Cities' Advancing Economic Mobility Rapid Grant program.
Southeast king salmon sport fishery closed through end of September
King salmon caught in any Southeast salt waters may not be kept or processed. They must be returned to the water unharmed.
Juneau Assembly approves emergency funds for flood recovery, lays out plans to investigate flood mitigation
Most of the money will fund removing debris and fixing city infrastructure, but $150,000 will go toward studying future flood prevention.
Flooding put this Juneau child care center out of commission. Community support helped it reopen.
The opening day of the temporary child care center marked a return to normalcy for Glacier Valley Kids’ families and employees.
Disaster assistance centers open in Juneau as flood clean-up continues
The city now estimates that at least 290 Juneau homes, including apartments and condos, were damaged by last week’s glacial outburst flooding.
Mendenhall River neighbors recount narrow escapes after record-breaking flood hits Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau and Gov. Mike Dunleavy have issued disaster emergency declarations.
Annual glacial outburst flooding affects Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley
The Mendenhall River crested at 15.99 feet early Tuesday and has begun to recede, after widespread flooding and power cuts.
Juneau glacial outburst flooding begins; Mendenhall Lake and River set to hit near-record levels
Minor flood stage will begin Monday morning, with flood water expected to crest sometime early Tuesday.
Juneau’s Mendenhall Lake and River may see flooding soon
The National Weather Service says now is the time for riverside residents to prepare, after water levels dropped in Suicide Basin.
Southeast and Southcentral Alaska awarded $38M to launch heat pump rebate program
Homeowners will be eligible for rebates between $4,000 up to $8,500, depending on household income.
New Juneau statue remembers ‘Titanic of the Pacific’s’ mythical sole survivor
A statue of Tommy the dog now stands in Juneau's Tee Harbor, near where he reportedly swam to shore after the 1918 sinking of the SS Princess Sophia.
Much of Juneau’s king salmon fishery will close this summer, because of a 2020 landslide
Most of the chinook that were supposed to come back this year were killed after the landslide severed a hatchery's freshwater supply.