Climate Change

Oct 31 2019
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Alaska’s top environmental watchdog: State is tackling global warming, but ‘it’s not an emergency’

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Politics, State Government

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.

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Oct 25 2019
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A month into Utqiaġvik’s whaling season, none have been landed

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Climate Change, Environment, North Slope, Oceans, Science & Tech, Subsistence, Wildlife

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.

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Oct 24 2019
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What’s driving up bacteria levels in Ketchikan’s drinking water? Climate change. And goats.

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Environment, Health, Local Government, Science & Tech, Southeast, Wildlife

If Ketchikan keeps seeing high levels of bacteria in its raw water supply, it could lose its right to remain unfiltered. It might be forced to build a filtration plant. And that’s expensive.

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Oct 21 2019
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Pushed by young people, AFN declares a climate emergency

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Climate Change, Crime & Courts, Environment, Interior, Politics, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

The Alaska Federation of Natives convention heard remarks by both of Alaska’s U.S. senators and voted on a number or resolutions, one of which sparked a contentious debate on climate change.

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