What motivated the electrical substation attacks in the Pacific Northwest?
Christmas Day attacks followed six others in November — four in Washington and two in Oregon — that have once again stoked concerns about the security of the region’s grid.
Bering Sea crab collapse spurs push for stronger conservation measures
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, meeting in Anchorage this week, will consider what protective measures should go into a plan to help rebuild snow crab populations.
Alaska cancels Bering Sea king and snow crab seasons over worries of population collapse
The decisions came after days of discussions by state biologists and senior agency officials who faced crabbers’ pleas for at least small fisheries.
Federal survey delivers more bad news to the Bering Sea crab fleet
New survey results show that the population of mature male snow crab targeted by crabbers decreased by 22% from 2021, which had the lowest level in more than 40 years.
West Coast states oppose major expansion of Canadian-owned gas pipeline
The challenge to the GTN Xpress project represents an escalation of state-level efforts to block development of new fossil fuel infrastructure.
Judge faults federal plan to protect orcas from Southeast Alaska salmon harvests
It is still uncertain what the judge’s ruling will mean for Southeast Alaska fisheries catching salmon that would eventually head south to British Columbia or the Pacific Northwest to spawn.
Study draws link between melting Arctic ice and Western U.S. fires that flare in the fall
The study covered a four-decade period when Arctic Ocean ice has been in decline in a northern realm that has been warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the Earth.
Alaska’s Bristol Bay sees record return of sockeye salmon. The warming climate may have helped.
The record season, however, comes with some notable asterisks, including very small fish.
The Coast Guard could triple the size of its Seattle base as the US ramps up its Arctic presence
The aging operations hub will have a higher profile role in the coming years, as the U.S. boosts its presence in an Arctic region rapidly changing as the climate warms.
Expert testimony on deadly Scandies Rose sinking in Gulf of Alaska forces new look at safety rules for crab boats
What role an ice buildup may have played in the sinking is unclear, and the Coast Guard is investigating other possible factors such as the potential for leaks that could have caused flooding.