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Expert to athletes: ‘Don’t put your head under the water’
Published 8:00am Tuesday, August 2, 2016RIO DE JANEIRO — Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw ... Read more
Eroding village to vote on whether to move or stay
Published 10:43pm Saturday, July 30, 2016ANCHORAGE — A tiny island village on Alaska’s storm-battered western coast is entering a new chapter in its decades-long pursuit to move the entire community ... Read more
$10 million available for fisheries projects from NOAA
Published 8:00am Friday, July 29, 2016NOAA Fisheries has made $10 million in funding for projects focusing on sustainable fisheries and coastal fishing communities, it reported in a recent press release. ... Read more
State regulators to take closer look at AEL&P’s diesel power plans
Published 3:07am Thursday, July 28, 2016The Regulatory Commission of Alaska will take a closer look at Alaska Electric Light & Power’s under-construction diesel power plant on Industrial Boulevard. In an ... Read more
My Turn: Together, Alaskans can build a legacy that we can be proud of
Published 8:19pm Tuesday, July 26, 2016Alaskans know it. I was born and raised here, and I can see it clear as day. Our state is at a serious crossroads, where ... Read more
My Turn: Alaska Wilderness League disregards Alaskans
Published 8:02am Friday, July 22, 2016When it comes to Arctic policy and developing Alaska’s offshore resources, the Alaska Native perspective has been overwhelmingly ignored in favor of outside voices that ... Read more
Letter: What you need to know about the new diesel generation plant
Published 8:00am Tuesday, July 19, 2016I was interested to read about Avista’s July 14 presentation to the Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Here are some interesting, related items that were not ... Read more
Protecting Juneau’s mining history
Published 8:01am Sunday, July 17, 2016From the bottom of Mount Roberts to Vanderbilt Road, Juneau is built on the remnants left over from AJ Mine. The tools needed to extract ... Read more
Biomass-fueled greenhouse handbook in works for Alaska schools
Published 8:01am Friday, July 15, 2016The U.S. Forest Service has funded a contract issued by Southeast Conference through its partner, the Alaska Energy Authority, to the Cold Climate Housing Research ... Read more
Letter: Invest in renewable energy, not pipelines
Published 8:04am Wednesday, July 13, 2016In response to a recent statement by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on the need for more pipelines to move resources from Point A to ... Read more
My Turn: Arctic Iñupiat will speak for themselves
Published 8:00am Monday, July 11, 2016In recent years, the eyes of the world have been focused on the Arctic. With global warming becoming a major political issue and environmental groups ... Read more
Kodiak researchers track early growth of berries
Published 8:01am Sunday, July 10, 2016KODIAK — Biologists are working to figure out why berries in Kodiak have been coming out considerably earlier in the last two years and how ... Read more
My Turn: Tongass logging transition doesn’t do enough for old growth or timber jobs
Published 8:01am Thursday, July 7, 2016The U.S. Forest Service recently announced its long-awaited “Record of Decision” on the Tongass logging transition, and not much has changed from the draft. While ... Read more
Juneau on pace for warmest year ever, beating last year’s warmest year ever
Published 11:20pm Wednesday, July 6, 2016Alaska’s capital city has just finished its ninth consecutive month of warmer-than-normal temperatures and is on pace for its warmest year on record, according to ... Read more
Forest Service announces changes to Tongass plan
Published 12:44am Friday, July 1, 2016The U.S. Forest Service has announced changes to its Tongass Forest Plan, which the agency hopes will alleviate conflicts between the timber industry, recreational users ... Read more
Alaska Science Forum: Summer solstice doesn’t mean maximum warmth
Published 8:01am Friday, June 24, 2016A person might think that since we get our maximum sunlight on the summer solstice (on or about June 21), we should also get our ... Read more
Art in Unusual Places
Published 8:00am Wednesday, June 22, 2016The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in ... Read more
Letter: Murkowski leads on energy innovation
Published 8:02am Monday, June 20, 2016“Is Murkowski part of the climate problem?” (June 13) just doesn’t have all the facts on U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s record of protecting Alaskans and ... Read more
Taku River records lowest ever king salmon returns
Published 8:04am Sunday, June 19, 2016Commercial gillnet fisherman Tim Mosher drew a line on his GPS plotter, cutting Taku Sound in half. The line marks a boundary the Alaska Department ... Read more
Sunny, clear skies for National Weather Service open house
Published 8:03am Friday, June 17, 2016For the first time since it opened in 1998, the National Weather Service in Juneau held a community open house on Thursday. “We want to ... Read more