The chapter on Alaska addresses things we’ve heard a lot about, like Arctic sea ice retreat and coastal erosion, but also less obvious threats, like the growing risk climate change poses to human health.
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Science and traditional knowledge converge in North Slope Borough’s bowhead whale program
Scientists have spent the past few decades catching up to traditional knowledge, documenting scientifically what whale hunters already knew. Like the fact that the whales can smell, and that they can travel under sea ice.
Sen. Sullivan: Mueller doesn’t need Congress to protect him
Sen. Dan Sullivan said Special Counsel Robert Mueller should be allowed to finish his investigation. But he also said Mueller’s work needs to begin “wrapping up.”
Murkowski won’t block judges to get Mueller protection bill
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has said for months that Special Counsel Robert Mueller must be free to continue his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Juneau residents join nationwide protests following ouster of Attorney General Sessions
Nearly 100 Juneau residents turned out Thursday night in support of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation. Similar gatherings were planned across Alaska.
Tensions show in Young-Galvin US House debate, and not just between the candidates
One thing the candidates agreed on: American politics has become too hostile.