First Y-K Delta tribe marches against Donlin Gold in Bethel
The mine would be built in a region where many residents practice subsistence and would be one of the biggest gold mines in the world. Listen now
House approves TransCanada buyout
With a unanimous vote in the House on Wednesday, the Alaska legislature has approved Gov. Bill Walker’s request to end the state’s partnership with TransCanada -- and take a larger role in the project to build a natural gas line from the North Slope.
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ConocoPhillips executive: more land around Teshekpuk Lake should be available for drilling
His statements come a week after the Trump administration announced it is overhauling the management plan for the 22-million-acre Reserve where Teshekpuk Lake is located, a decision spurred by a series of recent large oil discoveries in the region.
Yukon mining industry sees opportunity in Port of Skagway
The industry wants to ensure that it has port access when ownership of the port returns to the city of Skagway from the White Pass and Yukon Railroad
St. Paul’s fur seal pups at lowest level in 100 years
Northern fur seal pup production on St. Paul Island has hit its lowest level since 1915. Listen now
What can unflappable geese teach us about the future of Arctic development?
Every summer, millions of migratory birds like the greater white-fronted goose descend on the National Petroleum Reserve, to lay eggs, molt their feathers and fatten up. A lot of the oil potential lies squarely in migratory bird habitat. Listen now
Alaska Native issues feature prominently at hearing on Arctic Refuge oil leasing
At the Anchorage hearing on oil leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Native voices provided passionate testimony on both sides of the issue.
Where does the soot come from that peppers Juneau Icefield?
Scientists this year started sampling the snow and ice above Southeast Alaska’s glaciers for the particles left from over from forest fires, diesel engines and industrial activity. The particles of black carbon can accelerate warming of glaciers and the atmosphere. The big question is: where does this carbon come from? Listen Now
Seeking hidden ‘pockets of oil’, BP takes on a massive project at Prudhoe Bay
The 3-D seismic survey is part of the effort to keep the oil field alive for decades to come.
Walker names members of Alaska climate leadership team
The team’s job is to come up with recommendations for how Alaska should deal with climate change. Listen now
Arctic without borders: Inuit Circumpolar Council meets in Utqiaġvik
This week, indigenous people from all over the Arctic are gathered in Utqiaġvik for the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s 2018 General Assembly. Listen now
Steller Watch lets anyone with internet access play wildlife biologist
In an effort to figure out what’s behind the mysterious decline of Steller sea lions, scientists are trying out crowdsourcing for the first time. The project is called Steller Watch. The idea is to convince the public to comb through pictures looking for sea lions. Listen now
Another gray whale found dead in Cook Inlet, scientists still aren’t sure what’s causing the die-off
A gray whale stranded in Twentymile River near Girdwood over Memorial Day weekend was reported dead in Cook Inlet earlier this month. The young male whale was first spotted by boaters a mile upstream from the Seward Highway bridge on May 25.
Tanker truck rollover and fuel spill on the Dalton Highway leaves driver dead
Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation is monitoring the incident as the tanker Wiebe was hauling had several thousand gallons of diesel fuel in it. Listen now
$50 million budget cut latest indicator of waning support for state gasline project
The head of Alaska’s Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) is in China this week, working to attract buyers and woo investors into supporting a state-run LNG export project. Meanwhile, political support in Alaska for the ambitious project is waning. Listen now
Juneau schools leave room for debate in climate change curriculum
New science standards being considered don’t shy away from attributing it to an increase of human activity. But how that’s taught in the classroom could be up to interpretation. Listen now
Alaska oil tax initiative has enough signatures for ballot, its supporters say
They plan to turn in the more than 43,000 signatures on Friday.
U.S. Air Force ‘barren lands’ survival course teaches how to stay alive in Arctic wilderness
Survival course trainees are exposed to subzero temperatures and winds that gust up to 30-plus miles an hour. “They don’t go back inside after they come out here and begin the training,” said instructor Sgt. Garrett Wright.
Marine heatwaves will cripple salmon, cod and pollock at twice the rate previously predicted, study says
Slight rises in sea temperatures can cause dramatic collapses in the reproduction of some fish and patches of warm water in the Gulf of Alaska can have particularly severe affects for important fish stocks.
Juneau crowd questions forest service on new roads in the Tongass
The controversial initiative, which was announced in August, is up against a November deadline. Listen now