Months after fish died near an Alaska mine, state regulators and the mine’s owner still don’t know what killed them.
“Sometimes you’re just never going to have data that says, ‘Yes, that’s what it was,” said a top state regulator.| Northern Journal
“Sometimes you’re just never going to have data that says, ‘Yes, that’s what it was,” said a top state regulator.| Northern Journal
State fish scientists say the circumstances of the fish kill suggest that it stems from a water quality problem. But regulators say they're still waiting from data from the Kensington gold mine's operator.| Northern Journal
One utility leader points to private developers and the Trump tax bill. But advocates say utilities share some of the blame.| Northern Journal
Behold, the slimy sculpin.| Northern Journal
A dispatch from the most happily chaotic time of year in the 49th state.| Northern Journal
A Q&A with two longtime Alaska public radio employees| Northern Journal
Translating a pro-fish platform into policy reality won’t be easy for Peltola, who will serve in the House minority. But experts say Peltola can still find ways to advance her fish first agenda.| Northern Journal
Opponents cautiously celebrate, but the owner of the mining claims is looking for a new partner.| Northern Journal
"The problem with standing on principle is when your constituents get hurt, and that was what was going to happen," Murkowski said.| Northern Journal
Anchorage utility executives say that a mild winter translated into lower electricity sales — and a hole in their budget.| Northern Journal
The filing deadline for the 2026 elections is still nearly a year away. But Democrats in Alaska and Outside are anxiously awaiting a decision about which office Peltola will run for.| Northern Journal
After a landmark veto, Trump administration officials say they’re “open to reconsideration” and are negotiating a potential settlement of a lawsuit filed by Pebble’s developer.| Northern Journal
Removing all the offshore oil infrastructure from Cook Inlet could cost $1 billion. But some platforms have sat idle for decades, as inspectors say they're in an "advanced state of disrepair."| Northern Journal
Demand for low-carbon nuclear energy could boost uranium prospects on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. But residents of the small village of Elim fear a mine would pollute the river they depend on.| Northern Journal
Vancouver, British Columbia, home to dozens of companies searching the world for minerals, has a special interest in the northernmost U.S. state.| Northern Journal
Northern Journal helicoptered out to the offshore rig drilling for the increasingly scarce natural gas that powers urban Alaska.| Northern Journal
The Dunleavy administration is threatening to strip Texas-based BlueCrest Energy of oil and gas leases near Anchorage, saying it’s failed to advance development that could delay urban Alaska's impending gas shortage.| Northern Journal
A Texas company recently acquired 50 square miles of mining claims across interior Alaska. Now it wants to start trucking antimony — a mineral used in weapons and solar panels — to its processing plant in Montana.| Northern Journal
Sure, there could be a secret CIA installation on a Bering Sea island. But taking a dog team across the surrounding sea ice? Only in Hollywood.| Northern Journal
Alaska’s Legislature adjourned last week without addressing an issue that many residents of coastal, Native villages see as urgent: expanding access to commercial fishing careers.| Northern Journal
Boosters of a mining road in the backcountry northwest of Anchorage are poised to get a $100,000 federal grant for trail work. Some locals see it as part of an under-the-radar effort to push the road forward.| Northern Journal
“The window for making decisions is closing,” said one top regulator. “If things just sort of slide and there’s no leadership, and we’re in the same position 12 months from now, we are looking at a dire, dire, situation. And people should get angry.”| Northern Journal
Two Australian companies are pursuing federal funding to jump-start antimony mining near Fairbanks and Anchorage.| Northern Journal
