Kenai gets nearly $80K in fishery disaster funds from feds
Most of the money is coming from the east side setnet fishery’s 2018 season and the 2020 Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery season.
Scientists monitor series of earthquakes in western Aleutians
Scientists at the Alaska Earthquake Center are monitoring an unusually high number of moderate earthquakes near Adak Island.
Biden administration includes restrictions in Arctic refuge oil lease sale
In its decision, the BLM limited the lease sales to 400,000 acres, which is one-quarter of the coastal plain section of the refuge.
Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
Arctic tundra is releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as hotter temperatures melt frozen ground and wildfires increase.
Kodiak-area communities’ workshop troubleshoots coastal erosion
A recent workshop in Kodiak connected some rural communities to resources that could help them adapt to erosion and other issues.
Settlement requires corrective actions at 2 Alaska plants formerly operated by Peter Pan Seafood
Plants in King Cove and Valdez had longstanding waste violations, and Peter Pan's successors must take compliance measures.
Renewed Southeast Alaska wastewater discharge permits require better bacteria controls
The six affected communities have exemptions allowing them to perform only rudimentary "primary" wastewater treatment.
Record-low Bering Sea ice conditions of 2018 expected to be repeated in coming years
As the Northern Bering Sea ecosystem emerges from extraordinary warmth, a study warns of likely future occurrences.
Kiana in Northwest Alaska has been without running water for days
With temperatures falling into the minus-30s, local crews are scrambling to thaw the city’s water system.
Landslides to late freezes: New report makes sense of changes to Alaska’s environment
Staff were doubled for this year's revision of the original 2019 report, which documents climate change effects statewide.
How a hydroponic garden at Angoon’s high school is cultivating food sovereignty
The facility is a way for the community to have more control over its food, much of which is barged or flown in.
Newtok shuts down its critical infrastructure
On Sunday, local tribal leadership decided to shut down the power and water plants in the tiny Bering Sea coastal community.
Anchorage’s mysterious Gary was, in fact, a wolf hybrid, Fish and Game says
But the results do not show the degree of hybridization or percentage of wolf DNA.
Less-reliable fall snow makes Alaska moose population surveys more difficult
A study projects early season snow will be too paltry for biologists to spot moose from the air in most of the animals’ Alaska habitat.
What can Anchorage’s beached whale teach us? | Talk of Alaska
A dead fin whale that washed up near Anchorage is bringing hundreds of spectators to the beach. What can biologists learn from analyzing this fin whale?
Alaska seafood processing workers made more money in 2023, but there were fewer of them
The processing employment data, which also shows a higher percentage of nonresident hire, points to difficulties with worker shortages.
President Biden approves disaster declaration for Ketchikan landslides
The major disaster declaration opens up FEMA funding to help pay for the cleanup and repair costs to the city of Ketchikan.
As hundreds flock to see dead Anchorage whale, scientists try to learn more about how it lived
Scientists are studying samples of the whale, from its blubber to its baleen.
Kuskokwim River aerial survey finds massive holes, widespread thin ice
Significant hazards on the river led Bethel Search and Rescue to make the theme of its 2024 annual aerial survey “Danger Close.”
Homer Spit damage from high seas declared local emergency
A full moon pushed tides to over 22 feet starting Friday, which continued to build with each tide.