This comes after new inundation maps were released last week, showing how the levee should work during future floods.
Environment
Conservation group lawsuit seeks to speed listing of Alaska king salmon under Endangered Species Act
The lawsuit asks a judge to order the service to “promptly issue” its decision on the petition by a specific date.
Judge says Alaska bear-killing program remains void, despite emergency authorization
An emergency declaration by the Board of Game does not change the fact that the program is unconstitutional and the state failed to do required fixes, the judge rules.
New flood models show how Mendenhall River levee should work during next glacial outburst
The maps show that the levee would protect Mendenhall Valley residents against a flood of the same magnitude as last year. City officials say the levee would effectively push water into a western floodplain where nobody lives.
Arctic sea ice has been hitting record lows. Scientists just lost a critical tool for studying it.
According to an internal budget document, the Trump administration is seeking to end nearly all of NOAA’s climate research.
Mine near Wrangell prompts tribal concerns about Canadian mining regulations
The new owners of the Red Chris Mine in British Columbia hope to expand the copper and gold project, which is already bigger than Wrangell Island.