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Environment
A humpback whale is free after days-long entanglement in Unalaska’s Iliuliuk Bay
The whale swam out of the bay and into the Bering Sea after it was freed Friday morning.
Garden Talk: It’s time to get your garden — and yourself — ready for the growing season
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski says it’s time to start doing the work that will set you up for success.
New work season opens for Denali Park Road bridge
The $100 million bridge will span 475 feet across a landslide at Mile 45.
Marine passenger fee proposal could help Juneau tourism businesses cut greenhouse gas emissions
The proposal would set aside $1 million collected via marine passenger fees to fund a new clean energy loan and incentive program.
Landslide-triggered tsunamis can strike without warning. Alaska researchers are trying to change that
Human-caused climate change may lead to more wave-generating slides. A new method could help detect them in time.
Environmental DNA offers scientists a look at salmon’s past and future
NOAA researchers are refining a method to collect data about what fish were present in an area, up to two days after those fish have moved on.
Project seeks to gather Alaska environmental knowledge embedded in Indigenous languages
Experts want to compile a glossary with Alaska Native words and phrases holding information that can help track climate change and other conditions.
Most animals don’t go through menopause. So why do these whales?
Across the animal kingdom, menopause is something of an evolutionary blip. We humans are one of the few animals to experience it.
In a boost for EVs, EPA finalizes strict new limits on tailpipe emissions
The Biden administration says it is imposing the “strongest-ever” tailpipe emission rules to protect public health and fight climate change.