Alena Naiden
Reporter at The Arctic Sounder
Alaska Desk reporter, previously @arcticsounder/@adndotcom, @newsminer. From Russia (with lots of love),
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1 week ago |
knba.org | Alena Naiden
A new federal report says the group overseeing the Trans-Alaska Pipeline needs to update its operations. The multiagency group, called the Joint Pipeline Office, was created after the Exxon Valdez oil spill more than three decades ago. The goal was to monitor the safety of the system, which includes the 800-mile pipeline and Valdez Marine Terminal, where North Slope oil gets loaded onto tankers.
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2 weeks ago |
knba.org | Alena Naiden
Petitioners working to remove the North Slope Borough mayor from office failed to gather enough signatures to hold a recall vote, according to the borough clerk. A group of residents have been working to recall mayor Josiah Aullaqsruaq Patkotak since winter. They said Patkotak acted unethically when he received compensation for his family to travel with him — sometimes flying first class and staying in luxury accommodations — before the borough assembly voted to allow the practice.
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2 weeks ago |
knba.org | Alena Naiden
The two people who died in a helicopter crash near Deadhorse last week were an experienced pilot who moved to Alaska just months ago and a long-time conservation scientist. The helicopter, operated by Wasilla-based Pollux Aviation, crashed 30 miles west of Deadhorse on Wednesday. Authorities have not publicly confirmed the identities of the pilot and passenger, but family, friends and colleagues have been remembering the victims.
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2 weeks ago |
boisestatepublicradio.org | Alena Naiden
Scientists and Iñupiaq hunters have been counting bowhead whales passing by the northernmost American town, Utqiagvik, for the past two months. It is part of an effort to evaluate the health of the whale population up north — and support subsistence in the area. The Alaska Desk’s Alena Naiden reports that less sea ice seems to be leading to more whales. But warmer temperatures could come with other consequences for both researchers and whales.
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3 weeks ago |
knba.org | Alena Naiden
A recovery crew has reached the site of Wednesday’s fatal helicopter crash near Deadhorse. Two people, the pilot and a scientist conducting a shorebird survey, died in the crash. The helicopter, a Robinson R66 operated by Wasilla-based Pollux Aviation, crashed about 30 miles west of Deadhorse. Clint Johnson, Alaska Chief for National Transportation Safety Board, said the weather allowed the agency to make it to the site on Friday afternoon.
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