Environment & Natural Resources Archives - Page 15 of 31 - Chilkat Valley News

Commercial fishing boats are lined up at the dock at Seward's harbor on June 22. Numerous economic forces combined last year to create a $1.8 billion loss for the Alaska seafood industry, and related losses affected other states, according to a new report. (Courtesy/Yereth Rosen,Alaska Beacon)

News, Environment & Natural Resources

Alaska’s seafood industry lost $1.8 billion last year, NOAA report says

by Yereth Rosen - Alaska Beacon October 13, 2024October 13, 2024

One of the dead fish, a Dolly Varden, discovered by state biologists near a Juneau area gold mine in August. The biologists noted hemorrhaging near the head. (Courtesy/Alaska Department of Fish and Game)

Local News, Mining

Dozens of fish died near Kensington gold mine, two months later state regulators still haven’t figured out why.

by Max Graham - Northern Journal October 5, 2024October 13, 2024

A Chevron subsidiary currently owns a small share of the pipeline that connects the Kuparuk oil field, pictured here, to the trans-Alaska pipeline. Chevron is proposing to sell its stake to a new Texas oil and gas company, Pontem Alaska Midstream. (Courtesy/ConocoPhillips)

State of Alaska, Energy, Business & Commerce, Environment & Natural Resources, Government & Elections, News

In sign of North Slope evolution, privately owned Texas company targets Chevron’s Alaska assets

by Nathaniel Herz - Northern Journal September 17, 2024September 17, 2024

Mountain goats are one of several species in Southeast Alaska tracked in a new subsistence hunting dashboard created by the U.S. Forest Service. (Courtesy/Carlos DeLaTorre, USDA Forest Service)

News, Southeast News, Environment & Natural Resources

Forest Service creates online dashboard for subsistence users

by Wrangell Sentinel Staff September 14, 2024September 14, 2024

Local News, Environment & Natural Resources

State landslide research team outlines promising new data in Haines

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News September 11, 2024

Local News, Wildlife

The agony and the ecstasy of a moose hunt in the Chilkat Valley

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News September 11, 2024February 10, 2025

Robert Sisson (left), former commissioner of the International Joint Commission, presides over a panel discussion Wednesday during the third annual Transboundary Mining Conference at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Southeast News, Climate, Mining, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

Transboundary mining conference sees fears after natural and man-made disasters, hope after pacts

by Mark Sabbatini - Juneau Empire September 3, 2024September 12, 2024

Blue mussels on a sandy beach

Climate, News, Local News

Rising PSP levels spark shellfish warnings across Southeast Alaska

by Francisco Martínezcuello - Chilkat Valley News August 29, 2024September 12, 2024

A Haines Borough Police car on Main Street on May 21, 2024, in Haines, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)

Local News, Wildlife, Public Safety

Brown bear shooting sparks police and wildlife trooper response on FAA Road

by Francisco Martínezcuello - Chilkat Valley News August 19, 2024October 13, 2024

Troll fishing boats hauled out on a grid, presumably for repair.

News, Courts, Salmon

Federal appeals court ruling eliminates — for now — legal threat facing Southeast Alaska fishermen

by James Brooks - Alaska Beacon August 18, 2024October 14, 2024