Three lawsuits take aim at a Trump administration-approved land trade that would allow for a road through designated wilderness in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
Environment
Even scientists who’ve studied the aurora for decades say this solar storm is special
This week’s powerful coronal mass ejections could bring even more auroras in the coming days.
New lawsuit seeks to block revived bear-culling program in Western Alaska
The new Mulchatna predator control program, aimed at boosting caribou numbers, has the same flaw that caused judges to overturn the earlier program, plaintiffs claim.
The U.S. saw vivid northern lights as far south as Florida — and more could be coming
Strong geomagnetic storms brought colorful northern lights to the skies above many states on Tuesday night. Forecasters are expecting more on Wednesday.
Juneau’s avalanche forecasters prepare for winter snowfall
The state Department of Transportation and the local electric utility re-installed scientific instruments to help them predict avalanche risk at their largest research site in town.
Alaska aims to regulate its own hazardous waste
If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency authorizes the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s new hazardous waste program, Alaska will no longer be one of two states without it’s own program.