About a dozen people gathered to oppose the pipeline on the steps of the Capitol over climate and cost concerns.
Climate Change
A new model could help predict rusting rivers, researchers say
The phenomenon known as “rusting rivers” happens when once-clear streams release highly acidic and metal-laden water, which pose a direct threat to fish and vegetation. It’s happening throughout Alaska’s Brooks Range.
Gray whales are washing up dead in large numbers along the Pacific Coast
The animals appear to be starving as a result of climate change disruptions to the food web, according to NOAA.
Lawsuit aims to put sunflower sea stars on endangered species list
The huge sea stars, once plentiful in waters from Mexico to Alaska, were nearly wiped out by a bacteria-caused wasting disease, and listing is overdue, the lawsuit says.
Deep sea observation system that tracks climate change saved from disassembly
Sen. Lisa Murkowski co-sponsored a unanimous measure to preserve the Ocean Observatories Initiative.
Deep sea observation station that tracks climate change set to be pulled from Gulf of Alaska
Ocean Station Papa, which collects ocean and climate data, is one of five federal ocean monitoring stations the National Science Foundation plans to dismantle over the next couple of years.