Several local doctors wrote in letters to the editor last week that the mayor’s comments undermine steps they’ve been taking to fight the pandemic.
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As streams warm, cold water inputs could be crucial for salmon
Cook Inlet has some of the warmest measured streams in Alaska. Temperatures are expected to climb as climate change accelerates, which isn’t good for the salmon that traffic those areas.
No longer able to make a living in Cook Inlet, young commercial fishermen head west to Bristol Bay
Many fishermen with deep ties to Cook Inlet are retiring or moving elsewhere because they can longer make a living.
Judge orders EPA to update rules for dispersants used on oil spills
Cleanup crews used dispersants in large quantities after the 1989 Exxon-Valdez oil spill and 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
‘An ecosystem in a single creature’: Alaskans celebrate Wild Salmon Day in Kenai Peninsula
Aug. 10 is Alaska Wild Salmon Day. Gov. Bill Walker set aside the day in 2016 to honor the iconic Alaska species.
Seward’s Lydia Jacoby heads back to her hometown with 2 Olympic medals
Lydia Jacoby is headed back to 12th grade and another year of swimming for Seward High School.
Seward swimming in hometown pride for Olympic champ Jacoby
Megan O’Leary, who coached Jacoby in Seward, said Jacoby had her eyes on the gold before she jumped in the pool. “She texted me before her race and she said, ‘I want it,'” she said. “And I was like, ‘Then you got it.’”
The Pacific Northwest heat dome just skirted Southeast. What will Alaska’s own extreme heat waves look like?
This summer has been one of the colder summers the region has had in the last few years. But when compared with summers over the last several decades, it’s still among the hottest.
Cold weather pushes back peony picking in Alaska
Peonies are usually ready to pick in early July. But due to this year’s colder weather and the lack of sun, they’re still not ready in the middle of the month.
Kenai Peninsula parents join national outcry over critical race theory. School district says it’s not in the curriculum.
Educators on the Kenai Peninsula said the debate over incorporating critical race theory into public schools is a red herring.