Yereth Rosen
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DNR Commissioner John Boyle is "disappointed" by the results but defends royalty reductions to encourage more inlet drilling. -
It is hard to address sudden shocks like marine heatwaves that are expected to be more frequent, participants said. -
The biggest project approved would put just over $1 million toward creating an uninterrupted 25-mile connection between Turnagain Arm and the northern area of Anchorage. -
If blazes break out in parts of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, firefighters will protect forest floor and permafrost that hold carbon. -
The groups argue that federal agencies failed to properly consider harms the project would cause to animals, including polar bears. -
Wastewater testing is helpful in keeping track of COVID-19 and other contagious diseases, and state health officials hope to expand it. -
Veterinarians are scarce in Indigenous communities but the need is great, given the diseases circulating in wildlife that can spread to pets and people. -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy was optimistic about a bill on carbon storage, but was pondering next steps on royalty relief bills that didn't pass. -
The resolution calls for a task force of eight legislators to make recommendations for action on seafood, with a report due in January. -
NANA Regional Corp. says it supports mining development in the region, but it objects to the way the road project is being managed by the state entity sponsoring it.
