A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist said that the reason why Western Alaska is getting windier is that it will soon inherit the Aleutian Islands’ storms. In today’s climate, the Aleutian islands are the windiest area in Alaska.
Oceans
EPA moves to block Pebble Mine
The EPA announced it will resume the process that could result in blocking the proposed Pebble gold mine.
A new $350 million Bering Sea fish fight could hinge on a miniature Canadian railroad
The quickly escalating saga involves hundreds of millions of dollars in fines, a miniature Canadian railway and Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and it stems from the way that one of Alaska’s biggest fishing companies, American Seafoods, is using an exemption in the federal law that typically allows only U.S. ships to move cargo between U.S. ports.
Kodiak’s ‘ghost ship’ Saint Patrick remains pollution hazard decades later
The wreckage of the Saint Patrick is a testament to one of Alaska’s deadliest fishing disasters, and it remains an environmental hazard today.
NOAA breaks ground on upgraded port facility in Ketchikan to host research vessel Fairweather
A long-sought revitalization of a NOAA facility in Ketchikan is officially underway.
Dead seabirds are washing ashore in Western Alaska for the fifth straight summer
Subsistence users across the region are feeling the impacts of the die-off.