Environment
Bill mandating end to use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams becomes law in Alaska
The new law requires a switch to PFAS-free foams by Jan. 1 and sets up a system to help rural villages get rid of them.
A new 300-acre park near Potter Marsh aims to preserve crucial wetlands
The new park also means more places for hiking and cross-country skiing in Anchorage.
9th Circuit hears appeals in Southeast Alaska king salmon troll fishery lawsuit
Three federal judges heard arguments Thursday for and against a lower court ruling that threatened to halt Southeast Alaska’s king salmon troll fishery.
Tongass National Forest exits years-long insect outbreak with a ‘bad haircut’
Insect infestations began tearing through Southeast Alaska years ago, leaving behind scores of balding trees and annoyed hikers.
After a dry June sparked wildfire concerns, Alaska has had a very rainy July
Climate researcher Brian Brettschneider says the rain has “certainly, quite literally put a damper” on wildfire concerns.
Rogue waves can strike without warning. These scientists found a way to predict them.
Scientists have created a new tool that can give 5 minutes advance warning of a dangerous rogue wave in the ocean.
Judge suspends controversial federal Cook Inlet lease sale, citing impacts on beluga whales
The landmark Inflation Reduction Act mandated the federal oil and gas lease sale. But the agency offering it fell short, the judge ruled.
Arctic air brings historically cold July temperatures to Bethel
This summer is the first time in more than 50 years that Bethel has seen back-to-back July days with highs that didn’t top 50 degrees.
9th Circuit to hear oral arguments on Southeast king salmon troll fishery lawsuit
Federal judges will hear oral arguments Thursday in an appeal of a ruling that threatened to halt the Southeast troll fishery for king salmon.
A 3D reconstruction of the woolly mammoth genome might help revive the extinct species
A skin sample from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth offers new insights into what made the animals tick — and could help de-extinction efforts.
Applications open for Norton Sound and Kuskokwim, Yukon River salmon disaster relief
Households may only qualify for disaster funds in one of the eligible areas. The deadline to apply is Sept. 28.
As a mining project moves ahead, Southeast Alaska tribes say Canada denies their human rights
A Canadian firm wants to reopen a large gold mine – but Southeast Alaska Natives downstream are still recovering from its impacts in the 1990s.
New federal program aims to speed restoration of damaged Alaska streams and rivers
A new program has a toolbox of techniques to be used as the Bureau of Land Management seeks to restore waterways damaged by mining.
Denali National Park set to reopen Wednesday as downpour helps wildfire crews
Parts of the park near its entrance, including the Riley Creek Campground and Horseshoe Lake Trail, will remain closed as crews fight the Riley Fire.
Alaska Pacific University to receive millions from NASA to study microplastics
APU is set to receive roughly $5 million from NASA to establish a microplastics research and education center.
Company provides new Anchorage option to recycle more types of plastic
Alaska Plastic Recovery is opening a drop-off location in Anchorage where people can recycle four types of plastic for free.
Denali and Fairbanks-area fires disrupt tourists and communities in Alaska
Wildfires around the state have accelerated, with fires at the entrance of Denali National Park and around Fairbanks causing the most problems.
Alaska firefighters tackle a wave of Interior wildfires
State wildfire crews have been fighting smaller blazes than those on federal land, as rain could reach much of the Interior later this week.
Gov. Dunleavy trims $225M with budget vetoes but leaves school funding boost intact
Dunleavy trimmed funding for Head Start, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and rural broadband, among other line-item vetoes.
‘We will be made whole’: Land exchange meant to right an Exxon Valdez oversight
Sen. Lisa Murkowski's proposal addresses problems that stem from a massive land buyout after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Many Southeast Alaska salmon runs expected to be fairly good this year
As commercial salmon fishing gets under way in Southeast Alaska, projections for salmon returns are up.
More than 100 wildfires are burning in Alaska, many of them in the Interior
Smokejumpers are responding to some of the fires, which are largely burning in remote areas of the state.
Much of Juneau’s king salmon fishery will close this summer, because of a 2020 landslide
Most of the chinook that were supposed to come back this year were killed after the landslide severed a hatchery's freshwater supply.
Relief applications open for Alaska’s 2019 and 2020 crab fisheries disasters
Years after two crab fisheries disasters occurred in the Norton Sound and Bering Sea, millions in relief funds are finally available to affected fishers.
Federal case challenging Donlin mine’s environmental impact statement heads to court
Six Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta tribes continue to fight against federal permitting for the proposed Donlin Gold mine project.
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