The City and Borough of Juneau has received $16.5 million in federal funding to complete final designs for a second Juneau-Douglas crossing.
Anna Canny
Local News Reporter
Southeast troll fishermen help study a warming ocean: ‘Fishermen are natural scientists’
Two new citizen science projects will help troll fishermen take the lead in gathering data about how the waters they depend on are changing.
Curious Juneau: What caused the jumble of fallen trees near the ferry terminal?
The fan of fallen trees on the west side of Auke Nu Cove may be evidence of one of Juneau’s weirdest wind phenomena.
EPA fines Hecla Greens Creek Mine for mishandling hazardous waste on Admiralty Island
The settlement agreement cited five violations in 2019 at Greens Creek Mine, a silver mine in the Tongass National Forest. Most were related to lead contamination.
A shortage of heat pump installers is slowing climate action in Southeast Alaska
Swapping out oil-based heating systems for heat pumps is one of the best ways for homeowners to shrink their carbon footprints. But in communities like Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka, heat pump installers are struggling to keep up.
A high-stakes egg drop onto the Juneau Icefield could lead to better monitoring of Antarctic ice
Once the system is operational, the egg will be a very expensive seismometer.