Scaled down version of Willow oil/gas project approved
Interior Department officials on Monday approved a substantially reduced Willow project, which denies two of five drill sites proposed by ConocoPhillips for developing its...
Once abandoned baby beluga thrives at SeaWorld San Antonio
Tyonek, a 5-year-old male beluga whale, is thriving in the beluga pod at SeaWorld San Antonio in Texas, helping other young belugas learn crucial...
The 51st Iditarod is underway
The 11-mile, ceremonial start of the 51st Iditarod Sled Dog Race on March 4 began on a very chilly but beautiful sunny morning. The...
All signs point north for Heli-Adventures
Imagine for a moment: you’ve just taken off in a helicopter to hit the slopes on what experts in the industry call the holy...
Letter from Yakutat: Deep cuts on the Lost Coast
By Nathaniel HerzFor the Northern Journal via the Alaska BeaconI’d been hearing and reading about Yakutat’s logging controversy for two years before I finally...
Meet your Miss Iceworm Candidates
The inaugural Iceworm Festival began in 1961 and has had excited locals ever since. The beloved week-long event will begin on Jan. 28 with...
Prefiled bills would allow for taxing of new commercial fisheries
Among the nearly three dozen bills filed in the Alaska House of Representatives ahead of the legislative session beginning on Jan. 17 is one...
OSRI and oil, gas companies develop spill technology
The Prince William Sound Science Center (PWSSC), through its Oil Spill Response Institute (OSRI), has partnered with oil and gas companies and others to...
Alaska in the house: A conversation with U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola recently made history by becoming the first Alaska Native person to be elected to the U.S. Congress, and the first...
These trustees can’t be trusted: Play-acting is an abuse of public trust
For 30 years now, the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council has been making decisions on disbursing funds to support research on and habitat...
