The first in a series of public meetings happened in Juneau Monday night at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall.
Alaska's Energy Desk
The Trump administration wanted an Arctic Refuge lease sale this year. But it’s out of time.
The goal now appears out of reach because of two procedural steps still necessary before a sale can take place.
Alaska politicians, at business forum, forecast tensions ahead for the governor and the Legislature
One tense moment came at the end of the forum, when House Speaker Bryce Edgmon asked Alaska Chamber members to “be more informed.”
Alaska’s top environmental watchdog: State is tackling global warming, but ‘it’s not an emergency’
Not long after being sworn in, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy disbanded the state’s climate change response team. But Jason Brune, Dunleavy’s top environmental regulator, says the administration isn’t ignoring the issue.
A month into Utqiaġvik’s whaling season, none have been landed
Some residents say this is unprecedented — the whale-dependent village captured nearly 20 whales last fall. Also unprecedented are this year’s temperatures: It was the warmest May-through-September on record in Utqiaġvik.
New UAF climate report highlights rapidly changing Alaska ecosystems
The report says that Alaska has been breaking so many climate records over the last five years, it suggests the state has crossed a threshold into increasingly rapid ecosystem changes.