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Alaska nonprofit sues Trump administration over canceled grant
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Wind turbines sit on a hill near Kotzebue on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (Loren Holmes / ADN) An Alaska nonprofit that supports innovative projects and startup companies is suing the U.S. Navy over a grant that it says was “arbitrarily terminated” by...
Alaska Democrat lawmakers voice frustration over Trump bill passage
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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As the U.S. House of Representatives took final steps to vote on the tax-and-spend “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” following its passage in the Senate, Alaska Democratic Party officials called an emergency town hall Wednesday night to discuss the...
Cruising through Norway is about to change. Here's what to know.
USA Today - Virginia
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Starting in 2026, Norway will implement zero-emissions requirements for ships in its fjords. The regulations aim to reduce air and noise pollution from cruise ships and protect the natural environment. The rules will initially apply to smaller...
Smoke from wildfires chokes Central and Eastern Alaska, air quality worsens
Your Alaska Link
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Numerous active wildfires in the Central Interior are producing significant smoke, filling the skies over Central and Eastern Alaska. Officials say the worst conditions tend to occur overnight and during the early morning, when cooler temperatures...
Opinion: Alaska’s war on grizzly bears
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A young adult brown bear walks in front of a forested area in Katmai National Park and Preserve. (National Park Service photo) The attention focused on the spectacle of state wildlife biologists flying around in helicopters shooting every grizzly...
Launch Alaska sues Trump Administration for canceling $5 million grant
Must Read Alaska
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July 7, 2025
Launch Alaska, a nonprofit known for supporting climate and energy-focused startups, has filed a lawsuit against the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research, claiming the Trump Administration unlawfully terminated a $5 million federal grant. In a...
New boating fees threaten livelihoods in fishing communities
The Nassau Guardian
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Dear Editor, The recently implemented anchorage and cruising fee structure imposed on vessels entering Bahamian waters has raised serious alarm for residents of fishing communities such as West Grand Bahama and Bimini. While revenue generation is...
EPA ‘open to reconsideration’ of Alaska’s Pebble mine — DOJ
E&E News
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July 7, 2025
Some Trump administration officials are open to reconsidering its prior opposition to the contentious Pebble mine in Alaska’s pristine Bristol Bay watershed, which is a prime salmon habitat, according to federal lawyers. Attorneys with the...
I Visited Holland America Line’s Denali Lodge in Alaska and Loved It
Cruise Fever
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July 7, 2025
I recently had the opportunity to spend several nights at Holland America Line’s Denali Lodge in Alaska. The lodge is located just outside of Denali National Park and is part of their cruisetours in the 49th State. I have previously been on...
Air Force base in Alaska is top choice for military’s first nuclear microreactor
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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The lights along the flight line at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, shine under the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights March 18, 2015. (Shawn Nickel/U.S. Air Force) A remote Air Force base in Alaska has been selected to be the first U.S. military...
Norway's fjords are going green. It could impact your next cruise.
AOL
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Ashley Correia stood on the pool deck of a Celebrity Cruises ship taking in the scenery in late May. But rather than sunny ocean views, the 42-year-old saw streams of water cascading down mountains on either side of the Celebrity Apex. The ship...
Firefighters continue efforts on major Interior Alaska fires
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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Smoke continued to choke air quality around Fairbanks on Monday as wildland firefighters continue to fight several Interior wildfires. The Fairbanks North Star Borough set up a clean air room at the Noel Wien Public Library in Fairbanks to offer...
Global Warming Is Speeding Up and the World Is Feeling the Effects
Slashdot
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July 1, 2025
An anonymous reader shares a report: Summer started barely a week ago, and already the United States has been smothered in a record-breaking "heat dome." Alaska saw its first-ever heat advisory this month. And all of this comes on the heels of...
Seabird Research by Bucknell Featured in National Geographic
WKOK - Pennsylvania
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July 11, 2025
LEWISBURG — Bucknell University biology professor Morgan Benowitz-Fredericks and Bucknell graduate Sierra Pete will be featured in the August issue of National Geographic for their research on black-legged kittiwakes in Alaska. Since 2016,...
Josh Hawley caved on Medicaid in a climate of political violence
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 7, 2025
I googled: “Josh Hawley SNAP,” a few weeks ago when I was looking for our Senator’s position on cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (aka SNAP, or food stamps). The AI told me that “Josh Hawley SNAP” refers to a snap of Hawley on...
Scientists stunned by disturbing discovery made while studying wolves in Alaska: 'We thought the instrument was malfunctioning'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 7, 2025
Mercury-poisoned wolves in Alaska are providing evidence about how the heavy metal can travel through the atmosphere and show up in the food chain, according to findings published by Mongabay and ScienceDirect. What's happening? State wildlife and...
How climate change is intensifying hurricanes
Grist Magazine
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July 7, 2025
This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery. Extreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out of season, break records,...
Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - July 10, 2025
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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July 10, 2025
News from around the nation. Kerr County struggled to fund flood warnings NPR reports Under Trump, it's getting even harder; Policy expert: New budget law could reshape life in Michigan; Rural organizers hope to inspire more non-political...
The milk wine monastery: Father Emmet Engel and the outlaw Alaska winery
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A photo of the Engel brothers (Emmet at left, George at right), originally published in the Oct. 29, 1972 edition of the Anchorage Daily News. (Photo by Neal Menschel) Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David...
Alaska’s US Rep. Begich: ‘No doubt’ before vote on big congressional budget bill
Alaska Beacon
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July 4, 2025
Alaska’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives said Thursday that he had “no doubt” that he was going to vote for the Republican-drafted budget bill that passed the House on a 218-214 vote Thursday. In a phone call after the vote Rep....