Temperatures nearing all-time records in Southcentral Alaska
It reached 82 degrees Fahrenheit (27.8 degrees Celsius) in Anchorage on Saturday. Hot by Southcentral Alaska standards, and three degrees
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Environment (USA)
U.S. gov reconsiders restrictions on controversial Alaska mine project
The Environmental Protection Agency announced good news Wednesday for the company backing the proposed Pebble Mine: The EPA is officially
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U.S. House calls for more research on ocean acidification
The U.S. House last week passed four bills aimed at beefing up research on ocean acidification. “To have four bills
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Alaska communities worry about military drill’s environmental impacts
The Northern Edge military exercises are underway across huge sections of Southcentral and Interior Alaska. The Navy has a larger
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Unique freshwater Alaska seals require special conservation efforts, study finds
New research on the United States’ only known population of freshwater seals has found they’re unique, suggesting special conservation efforts
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Environmental groups call for global moratorium on ‘emissions cheat’ systems on ships
A coalition of environmental NGOs is calling for an immediate moratorium on exhaust gas cleaning systems, also known as scrubbers,
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Alaska’s largest city unveils climate plan calling for 80 percent emissions cut by 2050
The Municipality of Anchorage is unveiling a long-term plan for handling climate change. On Tuesday, the city’s Assembly is receiving
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Southcentral Alaska: In death, beached humpack whale offers clues, research samples, food
A humpback whale that beached in Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage near Girdwood, in southcentral Alaska, has died. Biologists say
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Remembering the lessons of the Exxon Valdez disaster, 30 years later
This Sunday, Alaska marks the 30th anniversary of an event that changed the state forever. On March 24th, 1989, 11
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Planned drilling in ANWR: U.S. ignoring international caribou agreement, say Indigenous and territorial govs
Canadian and Indigenous governments say the U.S. Bureau of Land Management needs to consult more broadly on its plans to
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Carnival Corporation ships switch to cleaner fuel on Arctic cruises
In a move applauded by environmental groups, cruise industry giant Carnival Corporation says all of its ships sailing in the
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Industry launches campaign to free oceans from plastic… how serious is it?
The plastics industry has a new billion-dollar campaign to get plastic trash out of the ocean, and to reduce the
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2018 was the 4th-warmest year on record, NOAA and NASA reveal
It was another record warm year for Earth. On Wednesday, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Climate change a threat to bases across the U.S., Defense Dept. says
A new report by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) outlines how climate change is already threatening military installations around
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Alaska’s Cold War radars face new threat from climate change
Across Alaska, 15 remote radars spin every minute of the day, 365 days a year. Since the Cold War, they’ve
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