The secret life of sculpin — a tiny fish that helps scientists monitor mines
Behold, the slimy sculpin.
Max Graham
“Exhausting and demoralizing”: How public media in rural Alaska is responding to federal spending cuts
A Q&A with two longtime Alaska public radio employees
Canadian company exits contentious uranium mining project in Western Alaska
Opponents cautiously celebrate, but the owner of the mining claims is looking for a new partner.
In court filing, Trump administration hints at a lifeline for embattled Pebble project
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.
A national quest for uranium comes to remote Western Alaska, raising fears in a nearby village
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.
In Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of mining, speculators power a hunt for Alaska’s minerals
Vancouver, British Columbia, home to dozens of companies searching the world for minerals, has a special interest in the northernmost U.S. state.
Fueled by trade tensions and foreign wars, a rush for an obscure mineral heats up in Alaska
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.