Environment Archives - Juneau Empire

Juneau activists speak out against Alaska LNG pipeline on Capitol steps

Mari Kanagy — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

“Alaska’s greatest resources aren’t just buried in the ground,” said protestor Atagan Hood.

A historic storm in Juneau: 10 sunken boats and what it takes to re-float them

Mari Kanagy — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Sunken boats don’t become wrecked relics. Left underwater, they can damage vessels overhead and threaten the environment

State launches program to help homeowners cover heating oil spill cleanup costs

Chloe Anderson — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000

The Department of Environmental Conservation announced the program on Friday, Jan. 9.

Sustainable Alaska: Skiing on the edge

Wire Service — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000

The difference between a great winter for skiing and a bad one can be a matter of a few degrees.

Cook Inletkeeper, partners file lawsuit against Cook Inlet gold mine

Delcenia Cosman — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 05:30:00 +0000

The Johnson Tract Mine is located on CIRI-owned lands inside Lake Clark National Park.

Threads of the Tongass: Building a sustainable future

Jasz Garrett — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 05:30:00 +0000

“These students can look back and say, ‘I helped build that. I was a contributor.’”

Federal land sales, more logging and more oil revenue: What’s in the big federal bill for Alaska?

Wire Service — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:30:00 +0000

A look at the lands and energy pieces of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and where they stand right now in the U.S. Senate

Trump land sale plan draws protest in Sitka

Wire Service — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:30:00 +0000

Sitka residents are mounting a strong response to a draft provision of the U.S. Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill that would mandate the sale of roughly 2 to 3 million acres of federal public lands in 11 western states, including Alaska.

Planting of new trees at Evergreen Cemetery celebrate its new status as an arboretum

Wire Service — Wed, 28 May 2025 05:30:00 +0000

More than 100 donated trees of 42 varieties planted during past decades.

Threads of the Tongass: Opinions split on whether there is a market for mass logging in Southeast

Jasz Garrett — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 05:30:00 +0000

Some support revival of timber industry and jobs; others seek preservation of culture and ecosystem.

Community invited to come together to create a cleaner Juneau

Jasz Garrett — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:30:00 +0000

Annual litter-free pickups from separate organizations take place Saturday in celebration of Earth Day.

Donald Trump signs executive orders, lifting oil restrictions in the Arctic

Jasz Garrett — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 06:30:00 +0000

His decision receives praise from Alaska congressional delegation, concern from environmental groups.

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

Mark Sabbatini — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 05:30:00 +0000

U.S., Canadian and tribal leaders gather in Juneau to seek way forward on decades-old disputes.

Juneau was built on mining. Can recreational mining at Sheep Creek continue?

Jasz Garrett — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Neighborhood concerns about shoreline damage, vegetation regrowth and marine life spur investigation.

A Canadian gold mine spill raises fears among Alaskans on the Yukon River

Wire Service — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Advocates worry it could compound yearslong salmon crisis, more focus needed on transboundary waters.

Thayer Creek Hydro project fulfills ‘dream of the elders’

Jasz Garrett — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Angoon hydropower groundbreaking comes after four decades of effort, seeks to stabilize future costs

EPA threatens to step in if Alaska does not update its water pollution limit

Wire Service — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Does average Alaskan eat more than a cracker’s worth of fish a day? Answer may have big implications.

House approves tougher route for environmental protections on Alaska rivers, lakes

Wire Service — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0000

HB95 would require lawmakers approve any “Tier III” labeling, the highest level of federal protection.

Conservation groups’ purchase preserves additional land in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Wire Service — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0000

A designated wilderness area in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the largest U.S. national forest, is now a little bit bigger, thanks to a land purchase and transfer arranged by two conservation organizations. ‘

Project seeks to gather Alaska environmental knowledge embedded in Indigenous languages

Wire Service — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 05:30:00 +0000

In the language of the Gwich’in people of northeastern Alaska, the word for month known in English as July is Łuk choo zhrii, meaning “the month of king salmon,” said Rochelle Adams, an Indigenous advocate who grew up in Beaver and Fort Yukon.