Exploratory drilling in Beaufort sea temporarily blocked by federal court
Late yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals placed a temporary injunction against Shell Offshore's plans for exploratory drilling in the Beaufort sea this...
NMFS takes public comment on listing beluga whales as endangered
The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking testimony this evening in Anchorage on a proposal to list Cook Inlet beluga whales under the federal...
Kenai land deal between friends puts Murkowski on defense
Senator Lisa Murkowski and her husband have come under fire from bloggers, talk radio and conventional news media for a Kenai River land purchase...
Melting glaciers expected to feed faster, higher sea level rise
The massive polar ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica contain the vast majority of frozen water on the planet. But a new study shows...
Proposal emerges to change gun laws in Alaska
Federal law provides a way to prevent potentially dangerous people from getting firearms -- such as the student who killed 32 people at Virginia...
Don Young teams with House Democrats to preserve Alaska Native education funding
U.S. House Democrats came to the aid of Congressman Don Young today when they defeated an attempt to slash funding for the Alaska Native...
Ted Stevens releases personal financial data amidst ethics questions
Senator Ted Stevens released official financial disclosure forms for himself and his wife today. Originally due out a month ago, Stevens got extensions so...
Governor Palin seeking analyst review of proposed profit-based oil tax
The Palin administration is searching for someone outside of state government to take a fresh look at the results of the state's new profit-based...
Palin selects replacement for Alaska House representative Vic Kohring
Governor Palin announced today she's found someone to fill Vic Kohring's seat in the State House. She's appointing Wes Keller, who's currently chief of...
Japanese still seeking more than 2,000 WWII dead on Attu
Accompanied by American military and government personnel, a Japanese delegation visited the Aleutian island of Attu late last week. The group was examining graves...
Kensington Mine to bring in millions amidst concerns about environmental impacts
The nearly-completed Kensington Gold Mine outside Juneau has pumped more than $150 million into the Alaska economy, and could pump a lot more when...
Senator Stevens raises $1 million for re-election; may yet be vulnerable
Senator Ted Stevens' re-election campaign brought in less during the second quarter of this year than it did in the first. But the campaign...
Dental associations drop fight against Alaska bush dental therapist program
The American Dental Association is giving up its fight against Alaska's unique dental therapist program. The president of the ADA was in Anchorage today...
Deformed humpback whale washes up in southeast
A bizarrely deformed humpback whale washed up dead on the west side of Admiralty Island, about 30 miles north of Angoon, Alaska. Researchers with...
Affordable housing stubbornly unavailable in Sitka
A number of Southeast Alaska communities face housing costs that are so high some residents can't afford a place to live. Sitka officials have...
Retreating Arctic sea ice shifting polar bear denning behaviors
A new study shows polar bears in northern Alaska are denning on land a lot more than they used to. Male polar bears don't...
Fish farming policy for federal waters proposed, debated
Congress held its first hearing today on the latest version of a Bush Administration proposal to allow aquaculture in federal ocean waters. Conrad Lautenbacher,...
Murkowski and Stevens sign on to global warming bill
For the first time, Alaska senators Lisa Murkowski and Ted Stevens today put their names on a bill that would make mandatory cuts in...
Climate change affecting National Parks in Alaska
Evidence of climate change is not limited to sea ice and coastal zones in Alaska. A report just out examines the effects of warming...
Disappearing polar sea ice leading toward increasing polar traffic
A three-day symposium on the naval and maritime effects of diminishing Arctic sea ice kicked off today in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Navy, the...