en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Alaska headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 An environmental group that has pressed the federal government to provide protection for Cook Inlet belugas says it will sue over the government's failure to secure habitat for the declining whale population. http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/story/992531.html Wildlife Alaska 10/29/2009 Anchorage Daily News Ten years ago the state Legislature was the pivotal player in determining the future of subsistence hunting and fishing management in Alaska. Now, as the Department of the Interior begins a swift, thorough review of subsistence law on Alaska's federal lands, the state can only comment and say that it looks forward participating. http://www.adn.com/opinion/view/story/988233.html Native Peoples Policy Wildlife Alaska 10/27/2009 Anchorage Daily News The state is seeking applications for $50 million in alternative energy project grants. The request for proposals is the third round of a grant program started by the state legislature in 2008 when oil prices spiked. http://aprn.org/2009/10/26/state-seeking-millions-in-alternative-energy-grants/ Energy Alaska 10/26/2009 Alaska Public Radio Network The Obama administration said Thursday it is designating more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas. http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/story/983238.html Environment Wildlife Alaska United States 10/22/2009 Anchorage Daily News Warming temperatures continue in the polar north, changing wind patterns, melting sea ice and glaciers, and affecting ocean and land life, according to a new report from NOAA. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010118583_apusscistateofthearctic.html?syndication=rss Climate Alaska Canada 10/22/2009 Seattle Times The state of Alaska is trying to bolster its efforts to overturn the listing of the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. http://newsminer.com/news/2009/oct/21/alaska-seeks-delisting-polar-bears/ Climate Wildlife Alaska 10/21/2009 Fairbanks Daily News Miner Here on the endlessly rolling and tussocky terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou since the Stone Age, the vast antlered herds are fast growing thin. http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Global-Warming/2009/1008/mighty-caribou-herds-dwindle-warming-blamed Climate Wildlife Alaska Canada 10/21/2009 Christian Science Monitor The leaders of the state Senate Resources Committee on Monday opened a way for the public to participate in developing a statewide energy plan. http://aprn.org/2009/10/19/public-gets-access-to-developing-state-energy-plan/ Energy Alaska 10/19/2009 Alaska Public Radio Network After reviewing data from a recently ended Arctic expedition, scientists concluded that the ice cap is on track to vanish during Arctic summers sometime within a generation. http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/10/15/arctic-ocean-meltdown-say-goodbye-to-the-arctic-ice-cap/ Climate Wildlife Alaska Canada 10/15/2009 The Christian Science Monitor