Backyard Buoys, a project that has put real-time ocean data in the hands of Arctic whalers, will soon be making its way to the mouth of the Kuskokwim River.

After years of assessments, a major step forward in riverbank stabilization for the Kuskokwim Delta coastal community has been derailed by wide-ranging cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

An ongoing research project on the Yukon and Koyukuk rivers aims to give communities short-term information about erosion in their communities and track how permafrost thaw changes the way greenhouse gasses are released into the water and atmosphere.

An emergency declaration by the Alaska Board of Game does not change the fact that the program is unconstitutional and the state failed to do required fixes, the judge ruled.

Better knowledge and mapping of existing infrastructure is leading to a new estimate of future thaw costs under varying climate scenarios.

In the last few years, seasonal transitions in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have become more disruptive. Now every spring, when the region undergoes a great thaw and chunks of ice break free from frozen rivers, residents find themselves living in high water.

Scientists worry as services that provided detailed and historic information about sea ice, snowpack, glaciers, and other Arctic conditions are being discontinued.

Bethel’s Kuskokwim Ice Classic tripod tripped the clock at 4:10 p.m. on May 5, 2025, marking breakup in Bethel. That’s three days earlier than breakup at Bethel last year.

Diminishing the workforce is central to the Trump agenda and among the big impacts in the first 100 days of his term. It’ll be months before we see how many jobs Alaska lost.

The draft cuts would eliminate several research institutes the agency funds in Alaska, including the one where Rick Thoman works.