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University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor Rick Caulfield and university Title IX coordinator Lori Klein speak to an open forum Wednesday in Egan Hall about the results of a federal investigation into the university system’s handling of sexual assaults. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire)

UA settles federal investigation into its handling of sexual assaults

In 2013, a University of Alaska student was found in a dorm. She was drunk, unconscious and wrapped in a blanket with her clothing partially… Continue reading

University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor Rick Caulfield and university Title IX coordinator Lori Klein speak to an open forum Wednesday in Egan Hall about the results of a federal investigation into the university system’s handling of sexual assaults. (James Brooks | Juneau Empire)

Open letter to Sen. Murkowski

Dear Senator Murkowski, We are a group of Alaskan women residing in our state capital, writing to you about the current cultural, societal and civic… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2017
  • By MARY CATHARINE MARTIN
In speech to Legislature, Murkowski tries to answer Alaskans’ fears

In speech to Legislature, Murkowski tries to answer Alaskans’ fears

In her annual address to the Alaska Legislature, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she does not support an effort to revoke federal funding for… Continue reading

In speech to Legislature, Murkowski tries to answer Alaskans’ fears

Outside Editorial: Good, bad and fake news on vaccines

The following editorial appeared in The Sacramento Bee: Childhood deaths have been falling worldwide since 1990. In their foundation’s annual letter last week, Bill and… Continue reading

  • Feb 20, 2017

University system agrees to resolve issues in federal review

The University of Alaska system has agreed to resolve issues stemming from a federal review of its handling of campus sexual assault and sexual harassment… Continue reading

Fairbanks microbiologist mixes science and art

FAIRBANKS — A tall, willowy woman with the looks of a model, the grace of a dancer and the mind of a scientist, Mary Beth… Continue reading

  • Feb 18, 2017
  • By DOROTHY CHOMICZ

Alaska Science Forum: More tropical nights in Alaska’s future?

By the end of this century, Alaskans may be enjoying tropical evening breezes for about a week each year. That’s an increase from the almost… Continue reading

Trump says White House ‘fine-tuned machine,’ despite turmoil

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump mounted an aggressive defense of his young presidency Thursday, lambasting reports that his campaign advisers had inappropriate contact with Russian officials… Continue reading

My Turn: Oppose Congress’ acts to silence scientists

My husband and I were both born and raised in Juneau. Although we’ve moved from state to state for school and work we have always… Continue reading

  • Feb 11, 2017
  • By GWENN M. MILLER HENNON

Trump transition team limits EPA at environmental forum

ANCHORAGE — The Environmental Protection Agency halved the number of staffers attending an annual Anchorage forum on issues like climate change in response to a… Continue reading

  • Feb 11, 2017
  • By The Associated Press
President Donald Trump sits at his desk after a meeting with Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, left, and members of his staff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais | The Associated Press)

Carbon tax push from former GOP officials faces uphill slog

WASHINGTON — A push by a group of senior Republican statesmen for a tax on carbon to help lessen the effects of climate change is… Continue reading

President Donald Trump sits at his desk after a meeting with Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, left, and members of his staff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais | The Associated Press)
In this Nov. 12, 2015 photo, a guide holds up a damaged and dying butterfly at the monarch butterfly reserve in Piedra Herrada, Mexico. The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped by 27 percent this year, reversing last year’s recovery from historically low numbers, according to a study by government and independent experts released Thursday. (Rebecca Blackwell | The Associated Press)

Monarch butterfly numbers drop by 27 percent in Mexico

MEXICO CITY — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped by 27 percent this year, reversing last year’s recovery from historically low numbers,… Continue reading

In this Nov. 12, 2015 photo, a guide holds up a damaged and dying butterfly at the monarch butterfly reserve in Piedra Herrada, Mexico. The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped by 27 percent this year, reversing last year’s recovery from historically low numbers, according to a study by government and independent experts released Thursday. (Rebecca Blackwell | The Associated Press)
Nathan Denette | The Canadian Press In this Dec. 12, 2016 photo, a woman runs on a snowy path in High Park in Toronto. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday pronounced the most recent La Nina event over as of January.

Weak and short La Nina fades away; climate shifts to neutral

WASHINGTON — La Nina, we hardly knew ye. U.S. weather forecasters said Thursday the cool flip side to the climate phenomenon El Nino has faded… Continue reading

Nathan Denette | The Canadian Press In this Dec. 12, 2016 photo, a woman runs on a snowy path in High Park in Toronto. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday pronounced the most recent La Nina event over as of January.
Gov. Bill Walker shakes hands with legislators as he enters the House chamber for his State of the State address on Jan. 18 before a joint session of the Alaska Legislature at the Capitol. Senate President Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, left, and Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham, watch from the Speakers desk in the background. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Wells Fargo looks for positives, and a budget plan from Juneau

ANCHORAGE — Talk to three Alaska business leaders and you’ll probably get three different takes on the state’s recession. Still, Wells Fargo leadership echoed other… Continue reading

Gov. Bill Walker shakes hands with legislators as he enters the House chamber for his State of the State address on Jan. 18 before a joint session of the Alaska Legislature at the Capitol. Senate President Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, left, and Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham, watch from the Speakers desk in the background. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
In a Monday Jan. 30 photo, Laurel Pratt holds a sign with protestors gathered in front of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander’s office in Knoxville, Tenn. to object to the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secreratary of Education. A Senate committee on Tuesday approved Republican donor and school choice advocate DeVos for education secretary, even as two GOP senators expressed some reservations. (Tom Sherlin | The Daily Times via AP)

Letter: Murkowski, Sullivan and Alaska’s interests

I would like to publicly thank U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for standing up for the future of Alaska’s children and their public school education by… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
In a Monday Jan. 30 photo, Laurel Pratt holds a sign with protestors gathered in front of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander’s office in Knoxville, Tenn. to object to the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secreratary of Education. A Senate committee on Tuesday approved Republican donor and school choice advocate DeVos for education secretary, even as two GOP senators expressed some reservations. (Tom Sherlin | The Daily Times via AP)

Letter: Reflecting on the real weight of a snowflake

Thoughts of the use of the word snowflake or snowflakes in our current political climate brought my thinking to an article published in the Juneau… Continue reading

  • Jan 30, 2017

My Turn: Treatment of live-aboards is unfair, unkind, and unnecessary

In response to “Harbor Department Gives Juneau Live-aboards an Ultimatum: Move out, or Move On”: I moved into Aurora Harbor on my sailboat in August… Continue reading

  • Feb 1, 2017
  • By MERYL CONNELLY CHEW

Denying climate change hurts Alaska

This week, we woke up to more rain in Juneau. After a nice snow around Christmas, we have seen far more rain than snow. This… Continue reading

  • Jan 29, 2017
  • By REED REYNOLDS

Fireside lecture to give Heen Latinee Experimental Forest update

The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center will host a Fireside Lecture today with ecologist Rick Edwards, lead scientist for the US Forest Service’s Héen Latinee Experimental… Continue reading

This Oct. 26, 2016, photo provided by New Forests Inc. shows Chugach Alaska Corp. lands near Carbon Mountain, Alaska. An undeveloped Alaska coal field, California’s offsets for carbon pollution and thousands of acres of forest are the unlikely players in a complex agreement that is expected to generate millions for an Alaska Native organization. (Nathan Lojewski/New Forests via AP)

Alaska Natives to protect land for California carbon program

ANCHORAGE — An undeveloped Alaska coal field, California’s offsets for carbon pollution and thousands of acres of forest are the unlikely players in a complex… Continue reading

This Oct. 26, 2016, photo provided by New Forests Inc. shows Chugach Alaska Corp. lands near Carbon Mountain, Alaska. An undeveloped Alaska coal field, California’s offsets for carbon pollution and thousands of acres of forest are the unlikely players in a complex agreement that is expected to generate millions for an Alaska Native organization. (Nathan Lojewski/New Forests via AP)