Environment

Scrubber discharge is a relatively new source of ocean pollution that critics say has major implications for marine ecosystems.

The research is a first step towards understanding the risks that ships could pose to birds in Alaska’s waters.

The Alaska State Troopers have not named the man and are working to connect with his family in Italy.

A new team at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage is studying microplastics — the tiny particles of plastic found in nearly every environment that can likely work their way into human tissues — with a a $5 million grant it got last year from NASA.

State officials have barred the import, transport and sale of two fast-growing invasive species that were once popular garden ornamentals but have now wreaked havoc on natural vegetation.

A young Alaska Native engineer with roots in Kongiganak has been appointed as a Youth Climate advisor to the United Nations.