Officials are still examining the substance in a lab to determine what it is, but DEC suspects it’s black tar or asphalt.
Wesley Early, Alaska's Energy Desk - Kotzebue
Thousands of lightning strikes spark more than a dozen wildfires in Northwest Alaska
There are several communities in close proximity to new fires.
Federal appeals court rules Trump administration was wrong to reverse protections for Pacific walrus
The ruling comes more than a decade after the Center for Biological Diversity, a conservation group, first petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the walrus as endangered or threatened.
US, Russian researchers track polar bears and ice seals across the Arctic
A collaboration between scientists from both countries is providing a clearer picture of the species, which remain subsistence staples to Arctic communities.
Warming Pacific waters likely adding to Arctic sea ice loss, study finds
While most of the cause has been attributed to a warming Arctic climate, a new study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks has found evidence that warming waters outside of the Arctic are impacting sea ice as well.
Arctic research conference to highlight how rural Alaska communities approach energy, climate issues
Several Alaska energy researchers will be featured in a national conference this week of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.