Environment & Natural Resources Archives - Page 17 of 33 - Chilkat Valley News

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)

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

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)

Southeast News, Environment & Natural Resources, News

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)

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

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

News, Local News, Climate

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)

Public Safety, Local News, Wildlife

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

A humpback whale breaching near Shelter Island in Southeast Alaska. Snowcapped mountains in the background.

Southeast News, News, Local News, Wildlife

Mystery surrounds dead pregnant humpback found in Icy Strait

by Francisco Martínezcuello - Chilkat Valley News August 15, 2024August 15, 2024