Research report says polar bears are at risk of starvation
New research results released by the U.S. Geological Survey contends that polar bears in Canada’s Hudson Bay region may be at risk of starvation...
ANTHC report identifies unmet needs of environmentally threatened rural communities
A new report released last week by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) identifies the unmet needs of 144 rural Alaska communities threatened...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Alaska’s appeal on EPA Pebble decision
Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court last week rejected, without comment, a state of Alaska challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Water...
All-woman crew rows for conservation
Four female marine science educators are planning to row 5,000 kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean in a nonstop effort to raise half a million...
NOAA’s 2023 Arctic Report Card highlights human-caused warming
New chapter focuses on salmon vital to the health, cultures, food security of Indigenous communities NOAA’s 2023 Arctic Report Card includes new information confirming that...
BLM seeks further input regarding AIDEA’s Ambler Road proposal
Several public meetings are scheduled in December by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to gather comment on its draft supplemental environmental impact statement...
PWS Hope Spot designation causing concern among some commercial fishermen
An international marine conservation nonprofit announced this week that it has named Prince William Sound as a critical environmental location, but the designation’s implications...
Extension sought on comment period for NPR-A restrictions
Alaska’s congressional delegation is seeking an 80-day extension on the comment period for a proposed federal rule to impose sweeping restrictions across 13.1 million...
Alaska Resource Advisory Council set to meet Nov. 29
A meeting of the federal Bureau of Land Management’s Alaska Resource Advisory Council, open for in-person and virtual participation, is set to be held...
Ban proposed on toxic chemical used in cleaning agents
Federal authorities have proposed a ban on trichloroethylene (TCE), a highly toxic chemical used in cleaning agents, furniture care products, degreasers, break cleaners, and...
