Subsistence users across the region are feeling the impacts of the die-off.
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No cruise ships are coming to Nome this year
Jen Martin with Lindblad Expeditions said the cancellations were caused in part by issues with docking in Provideniya.
Interior Department delays plan to open 28 million acres of land in Alaska to mineral development
The delay will affect BLM land in five different areas of Alaska, but the most notable halt is on 9.7 million acres in the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula resource management area.
Savoonga woman to join White House council on environmental justice
Viola Waghiyi of Savoonga is one of the 26 members chosen for a new White House advisory council on environmental justice.
Bering Sea ice ‘resilient’ against winter storms this year, though extent is below average
Blizzards and winter storms battered the Seward Peninsula and surrounding region throughout the month of March, but the sea ice has proved more resilient than in recent years.
The country’s biggest icebreaker will take trip through Northwest Passage this summer, US Coast Guard says
Experts said the Coast Guard cutter Healy’s trip through the Northwest Passage signifies a willingness to cooperate between Canada and the United States.