Investigators want to know if the company deceived investors and the public about risks associated with climate change. The company protests that it has included those risks in its reports for years.
Climate Change
Study: Carbon emissions from northern fires likely underestimated
A recent study indicates fires in the Yukon Flat region of Alaska are releasing more carbon into the atmosphere than previously thought.
Rising Temperatures Kick-Start Subarctic Farming In Alaska
Producers and consumers in southwestern Alaska see one upside to climate change. It’s now possible to farm in parts of the tundra where agriculture was unheard of just a few years ago.
How researchers use traditional place names and knowledge
Using traditional knowledge to support ecological research was the focus of two presentations Saturday at the “Sharing Our Knowledge” Tlingit clan conference.
Lemon Creek matches Rio Grande in water volume
The volume of water flowing through Juneau’s Lemon Creek at one point Thursday was equal to the volume of water flowing through the coveted Rio Grande in the Southwestern United States.
Climate change progress at Arctic Council’s first meeting with US chair
Surprisingly, more than half the council’s non-Arctic states submitted assessment reports of their own emissions of black carbon, the particulate waste from fossil fuel combustion.