PFAS Breakthrough: Two Washington state companies say they’ve built systems that destroy PFAS instead of just containing it, including a Tacoma approach that targets concentrated wastewater and a Sedro-Woolley method that burns treated biosolids to generate electricity. Wildlife Research: U.S. Fish and Wildlife researchers and partners are banding and tagging rufous hummingbirds in Alaska to track their first-ever migration routes to Mexico as populations decline. Denali Coexistence Risk: A moose calf sprinting across the Denali boardwalk while a grizzly chased it highlights how crowded trails and viewing areas can tighten the distance between people and predators. Arctic Education: HX Expeditions and the University of Tasmania launched a free online Alaska course to prep travelers on wildlife, ecosystems, ocean systems, and Indigenous communities. Heat & Air-Conditioning Access: A new analysis finds Alaska has the highest share of homes without air conditioning, underscoring climate-driven heat vulnerability. Marine Rescue: A volunteer pilot flew two injured harbor seal pups from remote waters near Cordova to the Alaska SeaLife Center for authorized rehabilitation. Space Weather Watch: NOAA forecasts a chance of northern lights visibility farther south during minor geomagnetic storms.