July 14, 2019
Stories tagged "Alaska"
July 7, 2019
Alaska Shatters High Temp Records
On Independence Day, Anchorage, Alaska hit its highest temperature in recorded history — 90 degrees — by five degrees and beat the previous high for the 4th of July by more than twenty degrees, as records were broken all around the state. However, other...June 26, 2019
Trump Administration Breathes New Life Into Alaska’s Pebble Mine
The Trump Administration in 2017 had decided to continue the Obama Administration’s decision to block the highly controversial Pebble Mine in Alaska, but yesterday they reversed themselves and are now restarting a process that could result in the EPA lifting the...April 5, 2019
Alaska Experiences Temperatures As Much As 40 Degrees Above “Normal”
For most people, a mild end to the long winter is a blessing, but for the people of Alaska, it may be too much of a good thing. Temperatures in Alaska reached record highs for the month of March — with an unprecedented 70-degree day in the Southeastern town of...April 1, 2019
Judge Tosses Trump Plan To Drill Offshore In Alaska
A federal judge in Alaska dealt a major blow late Friday to the Trump Administration’s plan to allow drilling for oil and gas in the ocean waters off the North Slope of Alaska and in deep-sea canyons in the Atlantic Ocean. President Obama used his statutory...January 14, 2019