Pebble’s parent company will pay its CEO $12.5 million if he can get an Army Corps of Engineers permit within four years of applying. The bonus would drop to $7.5 million if it takes six years.
Fisheries
Bristol Bay communities working on processing plants
The communities of Port Heiden and Levelock want to take on that role themselves and – hopefully – keep more of the decisions, and the benefits, local.
Walrus prompt Ugashik boundary change for Bristol Bay fishery
The Department of Fish and Game and US Fish and Wildlife Service believe moving the north boundary of the Ugashik Commercial fishing district one mile south will offer a buffer zone for walrus hauled out at Cape Greig.
For the first time in decades, herring are spawning in a Hudson River tributary
Herring are spawning again after a dam was removed from one of the Hudson River’s tributaries.
NOAA works to free entangled whale
NOAA team is still trying to untangle a whale that was reported caught in an anchor line.
What these drones have detected could mean hazards for the Bering Sea
Scientists will be able to sit from the comfort of their office or even in a coffee shop, as some of the data is collected in real time.
Activists remember oil and gas buyback in Kachemak Bay
An environmental nonprofit sponsored a panel discussion to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Kachemak Bay oil and gas lease buyback.
New walrus haul out could interrupt Bristol Bay fishing
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says it will be up to fishermen to avoid problems with the walrus hauling out near Ugashik north line this summer.
As Arctic Ocean Gets Spicier, Hunting May Be More Dangerous
A new study published in the Journal of Physical Oceanography suggests that rising temperatures in the arctic could result in warmer water with density more affected by temperature than salinity.
How the suburbs killed a salmon creek and science informs its restoration
The state is granting nearly $300,000 to improve water quality in some of Alaska’s most damaged watersheds, including Juneau’s orange-tinted Duck Creek.