The blob is gone now, but warm water remains to the north in the Bering Sea. Scientists are pondering potential effects on fish like pollock, which are processed into things like fish sticks and McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwiches.
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AK: There and back again, one man’s journey from China to Alaska
Yingdi Wang has been Alaska’s trade representative in China for nearly two decades.
Endangered Species Act overhaul could put Alaska’s polar bears in crosshairs
The Trump administration announced revisions to the Endangered Species Act to make it easier for developers to navigate the law. Environmental groups criticized the proposal.
U.S. Supreme Court will hear Alaskan’s case challenging federal authority again
The issue at the core of the Sturgeon case is a fight over control of rivers in Alaska.
How three generations of Alaska Natives struggled with cultural education
More than 50 years after the federal government forced hundreds of Native Alaskans into boarding schools, their descendants are haunted by — and trying to overcome —residual trauma.
Alaska recyclers find new overseas markets
China’s restrictions on importing mixed paper and some plastics is affecting recycling worldwide. But in Southeast Alaska, most communities continue to accept those materials.
In Marshall, Alaska, residents protect each other in a village without police
Earlier this month, the village of Marshall pushed Gov. Bill Walker to issue an emergency declaration in their community due to the region’s lack of public safety. For most of the past two decades, Marshall has been without police. Now residents are working out ways to defend their community on their own.
Walker seeks to deepen trade ties with China
In a press conference in Anchorage on Monday, March 5, Governor Walker detailed trade trip and other opportunities for partnership with China.
After years shut, a rural tannery re-opens for business
After being closed down for several years, the tannery re-opened last fall. It’s set to now be a seasonal operation, getting underway in October amid the fall seal hunt, and running to early January. This year there were seven employees, and Sinook is pleased with the run.
Is there a ticking time bomb under the Arctic?
Just what exactly is permafrost? And what is happening now that it’s warming up? To find out, we enter the Arctic Circle’s secret world of ice and frozen history.