The potential auction includes 224 blocks across one million acres in Cook Inlet, from the southern end of Kalgin Island down to Augustine Island.
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A melting glacier could mean a chance for Alaska’s biggest hydroelectric project to expand
Bradley Lake is the largest hydroelectric facility in Alaska and sends power to utilities across the railbelt. The Alaska Energy Authority says diverting water from the Dixon Glacier could bolster the project’s capacity by 50%.
Scientists are still following whales that swam through the Exxon Valdez oil spill
Other populations of killer whales are doing well, but two pods that swam through the spill are not.
Fat Bear Week sees record voter turnout
Almost 800,000 people voted this year as their favorite bears at Katmai National Park packed on the pounds for winter — over 100,000 more voters than last year.
Jacoby makes splash in World Cup
Jacoby won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke in the Summer Olympics this year, though that was in a 50-meter pool. World Cup races are in 25-meter pools.
Diagnosed with end-stage cancer, Hobo Jim thanks his fans for their support
James Varsos, best known to Alaska and the world as Hobo Jim, says that doctors told him he has three to six months to live.