The huge sea stars, which help conserve kelp beds by eating sea urchins, have been devastated by a wasting disease that is linked by scientists to climate change.
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Crab crisis in Bering Sea a sign of ‘borealization’ and big changes in the future, scientists warn
In coming decades, the ocean conditions that triggered the snow crab crash and harvest closure are expected to be common.
Alaska public defender shortage will grow worse without action, budget documents indicate
The shortage has already caused public defenders to begin refusing cases in Nome and Bethel.
Gov. Dunleavy says Alaska doesn’t flare its natural gas. It does.
Targeted by environmental groups, gas flares in Alaska are regulated more by economics than concerns about greenhouse gases.
Alaska Corrections head says 18 in-custody deaths in 2022 were ‘too many’
Commissioner Jen Winkelman told lawmakers that the Department of Corrections is working to reduce the number of suicides.
Retiring from the high court, Alaska’s chief justice defends its system of selecting judges
Members of the Senate’s coalition majority say they don’t expect changes to the system before the 2024 election, but others aren’t sure.