alaska

‘Into the Thaw’: Jon Waterman on a Changing Alaska

‘Into the Thaw’: Jon Waterman on a Changing Alaska

With each new federal administration, energy priorities shift. With the election of Donald Trump in 2024, one of his administration’s key promises, enforced by an executive order on January 20 this year and as promised in Project 2025, was to try to ramp up oil and gas drilling in the continental U.S. A key location […]

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    Biden-Harris Administration Affirms Public Lands Protections Across 28 Million Acres in Alaska

    Biden-Harris Administration Affirms Public Lands Protections Across 28 Million Acres in Alaska

    United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced on Tuesday that protections against oil and gas development — including mining claims — across 28 million acres of federal lands in Alaska will remain intact. Many of Alaska’s Native Tribes, Tribal entities and Native Corporations have said the lands are crucial for safeguarding important natural, […]

    Arctic ‘Mercury Bomb’ Threatens Food Chain as Climate Warms

    Arctic ‘Mercury Bomb’ Threatens Food Chain as Climate Warms

    As global heating caused by the climate crisis warms the Arctic as much as four times faster than the worldwide average, Alaska’s Yukon River is eroding thawing permafrost and releasing mercury-laden sediment that has been sequestered for thousands of years into the surrounding environment. The toxic contaminant is putting the food chain and communities that […]

    Glacial Flooding Damages More Than 100 Homes in Juneau, Alaska

    Glacial Flooding Damages More Than 100 Homes in Juneau, Alaska

    Glacial flooding damaged more than 100 homes and sent residents seeking shelter on Tuesday in Juneau, Alaska, in what has become a near-annual summertime occurrence.  Last week, Juneau officials issued a warning that Suicide Basin, a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier nestled just outside Juneau, had reached a level that meant flooding was possible. […]

    4 of the Best Whale Watching Spots in the U.S.

    4 of the Best Whale Watching Spots in the U.S.

    Whale watching is a popular pastime and a great way to get outdoors, but not everyone knows the best places and times of year to see the largest mammals on Earth. Here’s a quick guide to some of the best places to catch a glimpse of these magnificent creatures in the United States. San Juan […]

    4 of the Most Picturesque Car-Free Towns in the U.S.

    4 of the Most Picturesque Car-Free Towns in the U.S.

    If you’re looking to get away from the rushed routine of modern life, these four car-free towns, each with its own languid pace, might be just for you. Halibut Cove, Alaska Alaska is a land of unspoiled wilderness and abundant wildlife. If there is going to be a human community there, it makes sense for […]