Anna Canny, KTOO - Juneau
Seattle journalist describes impacts of Alaska’s ‘cruise ship invasion’
Freelance journalist Andrew Engelson looked at the cruise industry's impact on Southeast Alaska's environment and quality of life for Hakai magazine.
Alaska’s annual tsunami warning test failed for some communities
Wednesday was the annual test of Alaska’s tsunami warning system — but Homer, Kenai, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Sitka and Unalaska didn't hear it at all.
Annual test of Alaska’s tsunami warning system scheduled for Wednesday
It’s a test, but the people sending it out are worried that not everyone will know that.
Juneau residents join national demonstrations against banks that finance fossil fuels
What organizers called the “Great Alaska Credit Card Chainsaw Massacre” was among national protests for Tuesday's “Stop Dirty Banks Day of Action.”
Southeast humpback populations are improving, but the fallout of the Pacific marine heat wave lingers
A Glacier Bay National Park biologist says things are looking up for Southeast Alaska’s humpback whales, nearly a decade after a Pacific Ocean heat wave.
Price Tagish: As Alaska boats age, who bears the cost?
In Alaska and many other coastal states, the aging of boats presents a costly environmental hazard.
Juneau mushroom enthusiast grows community connections through edible fungus business
Alannah Johnson fell in love with the fungi of Juneau’s rainforest nearly a decade ago.
From Juneau to Fairbanks, new Toyostoves are malfunctioning in cold weather
Alaskan stove technicians say Toyo’s mid-sized stoves are failing in cold weather, and there’s no consensus about why it’s happening.
Douglas Island second crossing faces opposition to proposed routes through Mendenhall Wetlands
Four of eight possible locations for a second Gastineau Channel crossing pass through Juneau's Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.
Fluctuating Juneau weather set the stage for an avalanche at Eaglecrest
The upper mountain at Eaglecrest Ski Area in Juneau was closed on Friday following a large avalanche Thursday morning. No one was hurt.
Juneau’s Basin Road Trestle closed until further notice after rockfall
A boulder tumbled down the face of Mount Maria early Wednesday, damaging one side of the Basin Road Trestle’s wooden railing.
Juneau’s first electric bus is a bust, but the city will move forward with electrifying the fleet
Though other places in Alaska have experimented with electric transit, Juneau was the first city in the state to purchase an electric bus for its fleet.
New bill from Dunleavy aims to help Alaska break into growing carbon markets
Gov. Mike Dunleavy believes his bill, outlining the state's potential entry into emerging carbon markets, could bring Alaska billions in new revenue.
Alaskans invited to tell Congress what climate change means for them
Alaskans can submit their input on a draft of the upcoming National Climate Assessment until Jan. 27.
Juneau city manager resolves to adopt new hazard maps in the new year
Both Juneau officials and residents have been hesitant to adopt new avalanche and landslide hazard maps since their introduction in the spring of 2021.
This year’s Arctic Report Card highlights Indigenous perspectives, but is it enough?
This year’s Arctic Report Card has something new: a chapter on the consequences of climate change for people who live in the Arctic.
2022 is Juneau’s wettest year on record
A mix of rain and snow this week has officially made 2022 the wettest year in Juneau’s history, breaking the record set in 1991.
Advice to Juneau’s Mendenhall Lake visitors: Ice is never 100% safe
The National Weather Service recommends that people keep a distance of at least 300 yards from Juneau's Mendenhall Glacier on the frozen lake.