Margaret Bauman
UN report motivated by cost of tailings dam disasters
A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme cites prevention of tailings dam disasters as a challenging goal made more difficult by the...
Alaska wants BC mining projects included in upcoming meetings
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is being urged to include British Columbia mining projects and their potential impact to Alaska in upcoming bilateral meetings...
Run of 51.28 M sockeyes expected in Bristol Bay
A total of 51.28 million sockeye salmon are forecast to return to Bristol Bay in 2018, with a commercial harvest of 37.59 million reds...
State files appeal on roadless rule
State officials are appealing a U.S. District Court decision on the Roadless Rule, which prohibits timber harvest, road construction on 58.5 million acres of...
Exploratory work continues on potential Icy Bay mine
A decision on actual development may be several years off, but the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is already planning to drill for more...
Walker announces climate change action plan
Gov. Bill Walker has announced a climate change action plan, creating a framework for Alaskans to strategize a response to global warming that threatens...
Cordova ranks in top 30 commercial fish ports
A new federal fisheries report on the economic impact of America’s fisheries ranks Cordova 28th in the nation in 2016 on commercial fisheries landings.The...
EPA begins processing over 839,000 comments on mine discharge issues
A decision on whether to leave in place federal restrictions on the discharge of dredged or fill material to avoid potential adverse environmental impact...
Alaska Supreme Court takes up Stand for Salmon v. Mallott
A decision over the constitutionality of a proposed ballot initiative that would update Alaska’s 61-year-old fish habitat permitting law is now in the hands...
Survey shows GOA cod biomass down 71 percent
Surveys and preliminary modeling for the 2018 Pacific cod stock assessment show that Pacific cod biomass is down substantially in the Gulf of Alaska,...