Officials are still examining the substance in a lab to determine what it is, but DEC suspects it’s black tar or asphalt.
Arctic
Thousands of lightning strikes spark more than a dozen wildfires in Northwest Alaska
There are several communities in close proximity to new fires.
Pentagon ponders where to build new Ted Stevens Arctic Center. Alaska? Maybe.
A Defense Department spokesman said three cities are under consideration for housing the Ted Stevens Center: Anchorage, Colorado Springs and Washington, D.C.
What causes the northern lights? Scientists finally know for sure
Physicists have long speculated about what gives rise to this very specific light phenomenon that occurs in the Earth’s polar regions.
Federal appeals court rules Trump administration was wrong to reverse protections for Pacific walrus
The ruling comes more than a decade after the Center for Biological Diversity, a conservation group, first petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the walrus as endangered or threatened.
US, Russian researchers track polar bears and ice seals across the Arctic
A collaboration between scientists from both countries is providing a clearer picture of the species, which remain subsistence staples to Arctic communities.