The trainwreck of the incoming Donald Trump administration continues. Trump’s nomination for Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — his first important environmental appointment… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:It appeared earlier this year that Congress was on track to pass the nation’s first comprehensive… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A western Alaska village is eroding due to climate change and officials plan to ask President Barack Obama for a disaster declaration so… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — President Barack Obama responded to appeals from Alaska Native villages and gave them more of a say in the federal management of marine… Continue reading
Dear National Geographic:Today, I offer a proposal more inspiring than your feature on the first ascent of Mount Everest, more dramatic than your television show… Continue reading
On a snaining Friday in early December, downtown Skagway was quiet — at least until Yuletide celebrators crowded the sidewalk and slushy streets of 5th… Continue reading
“Fake news” had been in the news so much since the election last month that you’d think it was a new problem. Not true. Peddling… Continue reading
CANNON BALL, N.D. — So far, the hundreds of protesters fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid… Continue reading
November 2016 will go into the weather record books as something close to normal, but Juneauites should start digging out their cold-weather gear, as December… Continue reading
BETHEL — A University of Alaska Fairbanks study says climate change is having significant impacts on subsistence hunting and travel in communities across Alaska.Assistant professor… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — In persuading Carrier to keep hundreds of jobs in Indiana, President-elect Donald Trump is claiming victory on behalf of factory workers whose positions… Continue reading
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Gallery Walk — the biggest, most popular First Friday of the year — is a festive… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The size of a large caribou herd in Alaska’s Arctic region has dropped by more 50 percent over the last three years, and… Continue reading
The forces shaping Alaska never sleep, especially near Yakutat.I once visited the fishing town of about 800 people and many dogs. My assignment was to… Continue reading
The controversy over drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean has been reignited by the election of Donald Trump, and environmentalists and coastal businesses say… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Republicans have options to counteract the Obama administration’s move to pull Arctic waters from the federal offshore oil and gas lease plan, but… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage School Board has approved a $58.5 million bond package that would cover the costs of several construction projects, including work at… Continue reading
Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who… Continue reading
Knights of Columbus Bishop Kenny Council brunch, 10 a.m.-noon, St. Paul’s Catholic Church. $10 for a family and $4 for an individual.Open trap shooting, 10… Continue reading
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is going to move back into the crosshairs of America’s energy politics. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who will continue to… Continue reading
