The proposal would set aside $1 million collected via marine passenger fees to fund a new clean energy loan and incentive program.
Environment
Landslide-triggered tsunamis can strike without warning. Alaska researchers are trying to change that
Human-caused climate change may lead to more wave-generating slides. A new method could help detect them in time.
Environmental DNA offers scientists a look at salmon’s past and future
NOAA researchers are refining a method to collect data about what fish were present in an area, up to two days after those fish have moved on.
Project seeks to gather Alaska environmental knowledge embedded in Indigenous languages
Experts want to compile a glossary with Alaska Native words and phrases holding information that can help track climate change and other conditions.
Most animals don’t go through menopause. So why do these whales?
Across the animal kingdom, menopause is something of an evolutionary blip. We humans are one of the few animals to experience it.
In a boost for EVs, EPA finalizes strict new limits on tailpipe emissions
The Biden administration says it is imposing the “strongest-ever” tailpipe emission rules to protect public health and fight climate change.
Technology that detects volcanoes and nuclear explosions will listen for avalanches in Juneau
Picking up infrasound could help Alaska Department of Transportation to track high mountain avalanches that often go undetected.
Study reveals 30% decline in Alaska humpbacks in last decade
The study found that almost 7,000 North Pacific humpbacks went missing between 2012 and 2021 — a 20% population drop-off like due to the record-setting marine heatwave known as “the blob.”
Federal agency says Alaska’s coastline has potential for more renewable energy, carbon storage projects
Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regional Director Givey Kochanowski and Public Affairs Officer John Callahan met with dozens of lawmakers in Juneau.
Trees are expanding north in Alaska’s Arctic as a result of sea ice loss
Large areas of open ocean are driving heavy snowfall in the Arctic, which protects trees from harsh northern conditions.