A new federal database, created with over a century of information, shows where Pacific walruses haul out on both sides of the border. And that’s especially important as sea ice disappears and the animals spend more time on land.
Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk - Juneau
Audio: U.S. and Russia work together on walruses
Why a Bahamas tanker is carrying North Slope crude
A foreign-owned tanker is expected to transport North Slope crude to Asia in the coming weeks. BP has shipped its oil overseas before, but it’s been decades since it was on a tanker built and managed outside the U.S.
Governor appoints Hollis French to oil and gas commission
Hollis French, a Democrat from Anchorage, served in the Alaska Senate for 12 years. Now he’ll oversee regulation of the state’s oil and gas industry.
Lawmakers press on North Slope marketing request
“If I were Wal-Mart and I walked into Kmart and said, ‘Hey I need to know your marketing plan for the next six years,’ they would throw you out the door,” said Rep. Craig Johnson, a Republican from Anchorage.
Juneau utility installs $22 million diesel turbine
For the city’s residents, that means the price for electricity is likely to go up. Before the development goes any further, some community members are asking the state’s regulatory commission to take a closer look.
Oil on exhibit: What Alaska’s past says about its future
The State Library, Archives and Museum opened recently in Juneau with a new display that includes a piece of the trans-Alaska pipeline as part of an exhibit on the oil industry. But the drama of the state’s current fiscal crisis puts that history in a new light.
Why some Alaska workers turn down pay increases
More money earned could mean less money overall when public assistance programs get cut off.
Hunting baby seals for science near Yakutat’s glacial fjords
Biologists know cruise ships are affecting seals but not how much.
388 scientists ask Obama to stop offshore lease sale
Fairbanks scientist Eugénie Euskirchen says most of her colleagues think offshore drilling could be bad for the Arctic.