Sen. Lisa Murkowski supports a plan to end so-called “fire borrowing.” But Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told her it’s not penciling out as they’d hoped.
Climate Change
Offshore drilling plan draws climate change protesters
Inside, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, was holding one of 10 public meetings around the state to get input on potential offshore lease sales.
With record low sea ice, crack forces Navy camp evacuation
The Navy’s exercise was scheduled to wrap up at the end of this week, but Crosby said changes in sea ice caused the camp to close early.
‘Huge anomaly’: Warm winter weather limiting sea ice formation
Scientists say warm winter weather around the circumpolar north has led to another record-setting year of decreasing sea-ice coverage of the Arctic Ocean. The extent of sea ice formed over this past winter fell short of the previous record-low extent set last year.
Alaska experiences second warmest winter in last 90 years
Most of the Interior and the northern part of Alaska were also dry during winter of 2015-16. Juneau sets new record for lowest snowfall since New Years Day.
Warmer winters, flooding complicate maintenance of Arctic roadways
Work began early this year on protecting the highway that serves Alaska’s North Slope oilfields from a repeat of last year’s flooding.