Chris Oliver said one of his goals is to make long term sustainability a priority for the billion dollar industry.
Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk - Juneau
Interior Secretary reassigns top climate policy adviser
Joel Clement helped advise former President Barack Obama on Arctic issues.
Southeast tribal organization says it will support the Paris Climate Accord
“We’re responsible for these lands,” said Central Council President Richard Peterson.
New road and landowner collaboration key to harvesting young growth Tongass timber
After new federal plans were set in motion last year, old growth logging in Alaska’s national forests is on its way out. Still, the feds have to make some timber sales available in the Tongass.
Less sea ice means shorter hunting season for polar bears and scientists who study them
“It was pretty crazy how much water just kind of showed up,” said Michelle St. Martin, whose field season was cut short by melting sea ice.
Runaway melt: Alaska permafrost is thawing even in winter
“It’s such a complex system, and we’ve pushed it past the point of us being able to do anything about it,” said researcher Róisín Commane.