This year, for the first time, the federal government made tens of millions of dollars available to relocate a small Native village threatened by climate change. But that village is in Louisiana, not Alaska.
Environment
Obama bans future oil leases in much of Arctic, Atlantic
President Barack Obama has designated the bulk of U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic Ocean as indefinitely off limits to future oil and gas leasing.
2 Alaska Airlines flights hit by lightning in Alaska
Two Alaska Airlines flights were struck by lightning Monday, causing them to be removed from service so they could be inspected for any damage.
Walker proposes stable Fish and Game budget
Gov. Bill Walker proposed cutting about 45 positions and $3.5 million from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s 2018 budget last week, significantly smaller than the $11.5 million in cuts over the last two years.
Obama brought attention to threatened Alaska villages, but little funding so far
President Obama went out of his way to highlight Alaska villages threatened by rapid erosion during his visit to the state last year. But as Obama prepares to leave office, most of those villages find themselves no closer to a solution.
Bidder chosen for 855-acre Haines timber sale
The largest Haines State Forest timber sale in decades is moving forward. The State Division of Forestry selected a bidder for the 855-acre Baby Brown sale on Thursday.
New squirrels on the block? Not so fast, researchers say
Biologists assumed that settlers brought Arctic ground squirrels to Gulf of Alaska Islands around the turn of the 20th century. A new research study, however, has turned this notion on its head.
11th hour funding saves UAF-TMHS marine bio class
The class beginning in 2017 will reconstruct two baby orcas as museum-quality skeletons to be hung at TMHS.
Southeast’s Dungeness harvests lower than expected
The Dungeness crab fall harvest for Southeast Alaska was about 150,000 pounds lighter than managers expected and it’s far below the five-year average.
Contaminated Water In St. Joseph, La., Leads To Public Health Emergency
Gov. John Bel Edwards told residents of the North Louisiana town Friday not to use tap water after officials found water going to three buildings was contaminated with lead or copper.