United States Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced on Monday that the federal government had proposed the reversal of a Biden-era order banning oil and gas drilling on the 23-million acre National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s North Slope. The remote area is home to a diverse array of wildlife, including threatened polar bears, caribou […]
Over the next five years, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium will receive almost $75 million to help Alaska Indigenous communities facing the impacts of climate change. It is the biggest federal appropriation aimed at helping the state’s Native communities with climate resilience in Alaska history. “Alaska is an underserved state on the front lines […]
United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced on Tuesday that protections against oil and gas development — including mining claims — across 28 million acres of federal lands in Alaska will remain intact. Many of Alaska’s Native Tribes, Tribal entities and Native Corporations have said the lands are crucial for safeguarding important natural, […]
As global heating caused by the climate crisis warms the Arctic as much as four times faster than the worldwide average, Alaska’s Yukon River is eroding thawing permafrost and releasing mercury-laden sediment that has been sequestered for thousands of years into the surrounding environment. The toxic contaminant is putting the food chain and communities that […]
Glacial flooding damaged more than 100 homes and sent residents seeking shelter on Tuesday in Juneau, Alaska, in what has become a near-annual summertime occurrence. Last week, Juneau officials issued a warning that Suicide Basin, a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier nestled just outside Juneau, had reached a level that meant flooding was possible. […]
In a win for environmental groups, on Tuesday an Alaska federal court overturned a sale of oil and gas leases in Cook Inlet. The court found that the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) had broken the law by failing to adequately consider the cumulative environmental impacts of the lease sale on endangered beluga […]
Alaska is known for its natural beauty and stunning landscapes teeming with vast wilderness and abundant wildlife. But staining the landscape is a strange phenomenon: Dozens of the most remote rivers and streams in the Land of the Midnight Sun are turning from clear blue to cloudy orange. New research has found that the discoloration […]
Eight young people from Alaska are suing their state government, claiming a major new North Slope natural gas project is in violation of their constitutional rights. The plaintiffs — who range in age from 11 to 22 — allege that a law mandating development of the Alaska Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Project infringes on the […]
Whale watching is a popular pastime and a great way to get outdoors, but not everyone knows the best places and times of year to see the largest mammals on Earth. Here’s a quick guide to some of the best places to catch a glimpse of these magnificent creatures in the United States. San Juan […]
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