U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason, in a 110-page ruling Wednesday, said the Trump administration’s approval of the project under the National Environmental Policy Act was flawed.
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Kotzebue greets rare polar bear visitor with excitement, caution
Polar bear sightings in Kotzebue aren’t without precedent. The world’s largest documented polar bear was found in Kotzebue in the 60s, weighing more than 2,200 pounds and standing more than 11 feet high.
Bethel birders demand answers after local utility destroys nest of federally protected hawk
The operations manager for a Bethel utility said that he did not have time to get a permit with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to destroy an osprey nest atop a utility pole.
‘One of the craziest things I’ve ever signed up for’: Meet Unalaska’s new bald eagle wrangler
Over the past three years, Unalaska’s team of volunteers has rescued or retrieved more than 50 eagles.
Colonization’s dark history puts undue burden on Tribes seeking repatriation of remains, objects
One criticism of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act is that it puts a huge burden of proof on Tribes.
Feds likely to permit survey work for King Cove road, nominee says
The road would connect King Cove to Cold Bay, which King Cove residents say could save lives in a medical emergency.
Spring is in the air in Kotzebue, and so are the birds
Brittany Sweeney of the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge says the annual Bird Sighting Contest helps scientists pick up changes in bird migration patterns.
Lower Kuskokwim hunters report abundance of ptarmigan this winter
Hunters along the lower Kuskokwim River have been reporting an abundance of ptarmigan this year after a relative dearth of the birds in years prior.
Anchorage man sentenced for falsely marketing goods as made by an Alaska Native
An Anchorage man was sentenced to five years of probation and to pay $2,500 in restitution and surrender more than $125,000 in retail product.
Invasive mollusks hitch ride to Alaska on aquarium algae
The mussels could infiltrate local ecosystems if people dump their aquariums into lakes and rivers. They can wreak havoc on personal property, too.