One guitar company is asking the feds and music insiders to reconsider clear cut logging in the Tongass National Forest.
Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk - Juneau
Plugging in could be cheaper for Juneau’s electric vehicle owners in 2017
The city’s privately-owned electric utility is trying to expand a program, aimed at shifting when those drivers juice their cars.
Budget cuts leave some Alaskans chilly this winter
It could be harder for thousands of Alaskans to stay warm this winter. That’s because a state heating assistance program, created when oil prices were up, has gone away.
New guidelines for Hawk Inlet draw criticism
Last spring, an environmental advocacy group found elevated levels of mercury in a seal harvested near the inlet, which is also home to the Greens Creek mine.
Glacial fjords home to surprise coral — but maybe not for long
“The first time I saw one, I was amazed. I didn’t know what I was looking at,” said Bob Stone, a fisheries research biologist at NOAA.
As objection hearings wrap, countdown to new Tongass plan
It was the last chance for the public to register opposition to the plan, which has been nearly three years in the making and will go into effect this winter.