Kavitha George

For Alaska Native communities along the Yukon River, fishing for salmon has always been a central part of life. But climate change is driving a...

For Alaska Native communities along the Yukon River, fishing for salmon has always been a central part of life. But climate change is driving a massive collapse in salmon populations. Copyright 2024 Alaska Public Media. To see more, visit Alaska Public Media.

to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions that drive global warming. It’s part of the Biden administration’s ambitious effort to tackle climate change.

In 2022, Cook Inlet’s largest natural gas producer, Hilcorp, announced it could not guarantee a gas supply to the Railbelt beyond the next few years.

UAF Director of Applied Environmental Research Center Jeff Libby assists DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology Dimitri Kusnezov in breaking an ice ribbon at the opening of the new ADAC-ARCTIC Center of Excellence in Anchorage on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

Advocates say the Ambler Road and mining projects risk contaminating the Kobuk River watershed and hurting the region’s subsistence species.

The Kobuk River runs through the Ambler Mining district. (Berett Wilber/Alaska Public Media)

The Aaluk Crew landed Utqiaġvik's first bowhead of the spring season last week. It was also 17-year-old striker Donald Adams' first catch.

Quincy Adams slices through bowhead whale meat to distribute to his family and community members in Utqiaġvik on April 24, 2024. (Valerie Lake/Alaska Public Media)

Community solar projects are small-scale solar farms that local ratepayers can buy into, in exchange for lower electricity bills.