The conservation groups say invasive species alone cause more than $9 billion in damage each year to public water supplies, industry and power plants.
"cruise ship pollution"
Seattle journalist describes impacts of Alaska’s ‘cruise ship invasion’
Freelance journalist Andrew Engelson looked at the impact the cruise industry has on the environment and quality of life in Southeast Alaska. Engelson talked with KTOO’s Anna Canny about his findings.
Scrubbers are supposed to clean cruise ship stack emissions. Critics say they pollute the water instead.
For the cruise industry, scrubbers are a way to save money by allowing ships to burn cheaper, dirtier fuels. But the toxic chemicals removed from smokestack exhaust don’t just disappear.
Federal officials pass on Juneau’s bid for grant money to electrify cruise ship docks
A local port engineer who worked on the grant says his takeaway is that aging marine infrastructure in Haines and Cordova were higher priority than improving Juneau’s relatively new cruise ship docks to reduce emissions.
As complaints increase, Norwegian Cruise Lines agrees to pay for emissions monitoring in Skagway
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation received nine emissions complaints from Skagway this year.
‘Scrubbers’ to cut cruise ship air pollution
Cruise lines that sail Alaska waters are installing new pollution-control equipment. Scrubbers are aimed at clearing the air — and meeting new regulations. But it’s also dodging some stronger, more expensive measures.