The U.S. Economic Development Administration announced this week that the proposed mariculture project is among 60 finalists for a Build Back Better Regional Challenge grant.
Oceans
Fired commissioner Hollis French gets hearing on 2017 Cook Inlet pipeline leak
A Hilcorp pipeline sprung a leak late in December 2016 that continued for three months.
In undersea recordings, Alaska’s killer whales have a lot to say
A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher who listens to killer whales using underwater microphones has learned some interesting things about the creatures.
How heat waves warp ecosystems
After the Northwest ‘heat dome’ this summer, scientists look for signs of ecological ruin — or resilience.
Bering Sea survey finds Yukon River chinook populations are low and staying closer to shore
Like chinook salmon, NOAA researchers observed chum salmon almost exclusively near Alaska’s shores.
Wrecked trawler breaks up and spills thousands of gallons of diesel off Sitkalidak Island
State environmental officials say the 3,000 gallons of diesel and several hundred gallons of lubricants won’t have a significant environmental impact.