Environment

Last week was invasive species awareness week in Alaska. An invasive plant expert in Juneau identifies pesky plants that have taken root downtown.

The city and Tlingit & Haida are seeking public comment on the assessment, which will help them update the borough’s hazard mitigation plan.

It was a sunny afternoon until the sky abruptly darkened, heavy rain came down and winds gusted up to 60 mph. A cruise ship docked downtown broke free of its mooring and drifted into the Gastineau Channel at the height of the storm.

Juneau Hydropower is poised to expand the capital city’s renewable energy capacity by nearly 20% if it can finance and build its proposed hydroelectric project before its federal license expires.

Eaglecrest’s general manager Craig Cimmons said it would cost too much to fix the ailing Black Bear chairlift.

A shipping container full of empty hatchery feed bags fell off a barge near Admiralty Island.