New research found that absent climate action, it’s extremely likely coastal Alaska’s wetlands will become too warm for salmon before the end of the century.
Environment
Eaglecrest board pushes back against Juneau mayor’s plan to diminish its power
Last week, Mayor Beth Weldon told the Juneau Assembly she asked the city’s attorney to draft an ordinance to reduce the status of the board from an empowered board to an advisory board.
‘A period of change’ at the Forest Service: A conversation with Alaska’s acting regional forester
Jerry Ingersoll talks about the impending consolidation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Tongass National Forest Plan Revision.
Proposed surcharge on oil would help pay for responses to climate-related disasters in Alaska
A bill introduced before the start of the legislative session would help the state pay for action to address expensive and sometimes deadly events like landslides and floods, the sponsor says.
Residents in avalanche zones return home after Juneau clears last evacuation advisory
Rain and warm temperatures melted a lot of snow at higher elevations, and residents say they’re glad the ‘big one’ didn’t come down.
Mount Juneau gets new radar avalanche detection system as Behrends path remains under evacuation advisory
Forecasters say this will tell them where and when avalanches occur, even when they can’t see them.