Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon
Environmental group grants lifetime award to former President Carter for his Alaska work
The Alaska Wilderness League award recognizes Carter’s role in creating and passing the 1980 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Salmon runs in Alaska’s Kuskokwim River show some positive signs, but totals remain low
Preliminary numbers show chum salmon returns were better this year than last year and better than the record-low conditions of 2021.
Extreme flooding on Alaska’s Arctic highway caused thaw-induced sinking in later years
A 2015 flood that closed the Dalton Highway to the North Slope triggered permafrost thaw even miles away from the road, UAF research finds.
Alaska vital statistics show declines in both deaths and births in 2022
There are signs that the worst COVID-19 effects may be easing, while fertility continues its yearslong downward trend.
Alaska syphilis case numbers drop a bit after years of increases, but concerning signs remain
Epidemiologist Julia Rogers cautioned against interpreting the decrease in case numbers as a sign that Alaska’s syphilis outbreak is being resolved.
As the once-lucrative Bering Sea crab harvest resumes, Alaska’s fishers face challenges
Reopened Bristol Bay red king crab harvests provide only a temporary reprieve from long-term environmental and economic difficulties.
Humpback whales increasingly sighted in Arctic Alaska waters better known as bowhead territory
An author of a study citing climate change as a possible factor in the move says its results are both "fascinating" and "a little terrifying."
Bering Sea crab surveys show populations still low a year after marquee Alaska harvests closed
With snow crab and red king crab stocks still ailing, state officials are due to decide soon whether harvests will be allowed in the coming year.
Donlin Mine project in Southwest Alaska facing legal challenges over water impacts
State permits allowing water use by the proposed Donlin Gold mine face new legal challenges from opponents of the huge project in Southwest Alaska.
Environmental group plans lawsuit over 2 species of Arctic Alaska ice seals
The Center for Biological Diversity says the National Marine Fisheries Service has failed to create recovery plans for ringed and bearded seals.
U.S. Justice Department monitoring elections on North Slope and in Dillingham and Kusilvak areas
The department says it's monitoring the three rural Alaska regions to ensure compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act.
Report: Alaskans dogged by chronic diseases and many lack healthy lifestyles or regular screenings
Two-thirds of Alaska adults are overweight or obese, nearly a third have high blood pressure and 27% have high cholesterol, a state report says.
Alaska Federation of Natives sides with federal government in Kuskokwim salmon dispute
AFN filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit filed by the federal government over management of fishing in the Kuskokwim River.
Arctic sea ice patterns put on display during New York’s Fashion Week
Images captured by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist were incorporated into clothing, showing how brittle new sea ice contrasts with less-abundant old ice.
North to the future? Alaska’s ranked choice voting system is praised and criticized nationally
The system is seen by advocates in the Lower 48 as a model for advancing civility and moderation, but it is vulnerable to repeal at home.
After a slow start, Alaska wildfire season wraps up as unremarkable
Unusual weather conditions delayed fires until waves of lightning struck in late July.
Alaska flu cases increased last year, spiking in early winter, while vaccine rates lagged
Alaska's overall influenza case load during the 2022-23 season was much higher than in prior years, according to the state Division of Public Health.
National political fight over electric vehicles surfaces in Alaska
The fossil fuel industry and its backers have criticized the Biden EV vision. But in Alaska, where the vehicles' use is expanding, they are winning fans.
Traditional practices blended with modern life jacket technology seen as boosting fishing safety in Alaska
A pilot program examining ways that Indigenous knowledge addresses fishing safety in Unalakleet has come up with some recommendations.
Oil and gas companies have outsized economic impact on Alaska, says industry study
The study found that oil and gas employment, spending, tax revenues and spinoff effects supported 16% of the state’s jobs in 2022.