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State court hears arguments in lawsuit challenging key permit for Donlin Gold mine
A Bethel tribal government argued Friday in Anchorage Superior Court that the state improperly granted a permit for the planned Donlin Gold mine, while the state argued the mine met key environmental standards. Orutsararmiut Native Council filed a lawsuit that seeks to reverse a key construction permit for the mine in Southwest Alaska. The council, […]
‘We don’t know what we’re going to do’: Funding shortfall looms for Fairbanks soup kitchen
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - A Fairbanks soup kitchen has been shattering its own records this summer, but the grant money sustaining that level of service has dried up. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Bread Line, the organization that runs Stone Soup Cafe on Gaffney Road in Fairbanks, received about $300,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Nonprofit Recovery Fund.
Hazardous weather on its way to Petersburg
NOAA has issued a warning that Petersburg is projected to receive six to eight inches of rain this weekend. Landslides and flooding are possible. The greatest rainfall is supposed to start tonight and carry on through Saturday into Sunday morning. Residents who live in areas that are showing signs of...
Suit challenging Donlin Gold’s state water quality certificate heads to court
A lawsuit brought by Bethel’s tribal government challenging a state water quality certification for the Donlin Gold mine project is set to have oral arguments in Anchorage Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 30. The Orutsararmiut Native Council’s (ONC)'s suit is about how the proposed gold mine project would use...
To respond to climate disasters, Alaska must address methane emissions
For many long-time Juneau residents, the Mendenhall Glacier has served as a bold, barren barometer of climate change. Through the decades, we’ve all watched the rapid retreat and the appearance of more and more rock on both sides of the glacier. But now with two disastrous glacial dam outbursts, we see that the Mendenhall Glacier […]
NOAA finds ‘golden orb’ that they can’t identify on a deep ocean expedition
During a deep sea expedition off the Alaska coast, scientists discovered a shiny object that some are calling a "golden orb" nestled two miles beneath the ocean's surface, glinting against the dark backdrop of the seafloor. NOAA's Seascape Alaska 5 expedition was on a mission to explore the rich and largely uncharted underwater landscapes and seabeds of the region. This remarkable discovery, made by a skilled team operating a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), is far from ordinary and has opened up a fascinating realm of possibilities. "Golden orb" discovery in the deep ocean As the ROV glided across the ocean floor, it encountered what...
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