In Fairbanks, some Alaskans welcome this proposed North Slope oil project. Others say ‘slow down’
The project is expected to produce 2,000 construction jobs and some 130,000 barrels of oil a day. Opponents are concerned about what it would mean for the environment.
Gov. Dunleavy, DEC commissioner tour Palmer Project as agency reconsiders key permit
The unannounced visit came as state regulators reconsider a wastewater permit for the metals mine north of Haines.
Holland America fined $17K over greywater dumping in Glacier Bay
The cruise ship Westerdam was visiting the national park on September 11, 2018 when a crew member mistakenly opened the wrong valve.
Private plane heavy with muskox meat crashes on Nunivak Island
The four-seater aircraft crashed shortly after taking off near Cape Corwin, about 50 miles south of the community of Mekoryuk.
This Anchorage ‘refillery’ aims to eliminate packaging waste. Here’s how it works
Just as Anchorage is preparing to ban plastic bags from local retail, the new venture is trying to go a step further: eliminate packaging waste all together.
Alaska Permanent Fund grew by $1.4B in last fiscal year
The Permanent Fund Corporation's board of trustees says the fund stood at $66.3 billion, up from $64.9 billion on the same date in 2018.
Playing characters from Anchorage’s past gets complicated when relatives are in the audience
In Anchorage, barely a hundred years old, the dead aren't so long departed, and public performances of "Stories in the Cemetery" often draw relatives of portrayed Alaskans.
The Anchorage Bag Ban is coming: here’s what you need to know
In advance of the Sept. 15 policy change in Anchorage, we assembled answers to some common questions about what the plastic bag ban will mean for residents.
Elders rescued moose hunters on the Kuskokwim River. Now the hunters are looking for them to say ‘thank you’
After choppy waters capsized their boat near Bethel, Jason Jarrett, his friend and his teenage son were rescued by two Elders — but they were too shaken up to ask for their names.
NOAA announces a new marine heatwave is shaping up to look like ‘the Blob’
The Northeast Pacific Marine Heatwave of 2019 has raised ocean surface temperatures by 2–3 degrees across a giant swath of water off the West Coast.
Alaska’s ferry system debuts a winter season with fewer trips and higher prices
Some communities will feel the effects more than others: After September, there will be no sailings at all for the Prince William Sound communities of Valdez and Cordova for six months.
On eve of plastic bag ban, is Anchorage ready?
On Sept. 15, the Municipality of Anchorage will bar retailers from giving disposable bags to customers in an effort to reduce plastic waste in the municipality.
Democratic presidential candidates spent seven hours talking climate change. Alaska wasn’t discussed.
In the first-ever prime-time presidential climate change forum, Democratics spent seven hours on the issue. But there was no substantive discussion of Alaska, even though the state is one of the most affected by global warming.
Alaska communities used to have plenty of fresh water. Then came severe drought
After an unprecedented summer drought drained reservoirs and wells across Alaska, hundreds of people face immediate water shortages — and lingering questions about the future.
Alaska losing $102M in military construction for border wall
The Defense Department has finalized a list of military projects it will defer, using the funds instead to pay for construction of President Donald...
Lost hiking couple found safe near Hatcher Pass
Less than a day after being reported missing, two Anchorage residents and their dog were found in good health by searchers.
After leaving Trump administration, Balash will work for oil company that’s developing an Alaska project
Joe Balash, the high-level Alaskan appointee at the U.S. Department of the Interior who pushed to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil leasing, is taking a job with an oil company seeking to develop a major project in Alaska.
Here’s how a Kenai Peninsula wildfire could cause higher electric bills in Anchorage and Fairbanks
The wildfire damaged transmission lines that carry power from a major hydroelectric dam near Homer, officials said. And it could be months before the lines are fixed.
Troopers announce arrest in 41-year-old Anchorage cold case
For the second time since the start of the year, state law enforcement has found a suspect in a long-stalled investigation using the new technique known as genetic genealogy.
Wildfires and warming could transform Alaska’s forests, making leafy trees dominant over evergreens, study says
If wildfire frequency and temperature rise in Alaska like the paper’s authors expect, broadleaf trees like birch and aspen could become dominant, taking over from evergreens like spruce, which are better adapted to cold weather and scarce nutrients.