About 30 different organizations and individuals put the fair together, including environmentalists and wildlife advocates.
Climate Change
Hundreds estimated at Juneau’s March for Science on Saturday
Marchers rallied at the state Capitol and then walked to the Renewable Juneau Fair inside the Juneau-Douglas High School commons. They stopped at the federal building to mail postcards to lawmakers along the way.
Biologists close to completing Haines/Skagway mountain goat habitat study
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is getting close to finalizing its study on mountain goat habitat in the Haines and Skagway area. Biologists hope the findings will inform decisions on helicopter skiing and other activities shown to impact mountain goats.
In a rare case of river piracy, climate change is the culprit
A new report says it’s the first documented case of river piracy in modern times, linked to the planet heating up.
EPA retiree has advice for Scott Pruitt on his way out the door
Upon his retirement from the EPA, Michael Cox sent the agency head a letter with suggestions of how he could be a better leader including using science as a guiding principle and visiting Alaska.
Climate change hits Alaska’s rural water and sewer systems
Communities around the state seem to be dealing with new threats to water and sewer systems from environmental changes linked to global warming.