Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk

Edward Itta remembered for balancing two worlds

November 7, 2016 by Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk

Former North Slope Borough Mayor Edward Itta died Sunday in Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow. Family members said the cause was cancer. He was 71.

Alaska's Energy Desk | Environment | Wildlife

State, Native Corps ask U.S. Supreme Court to enter fray over polar bear habitat

November 4, 2016 by Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk

The State of Alaska and a dozen Native organizations have filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to overturn a ruling that designated vast swaths of coastal Alaska as critical habitat for polar bears.

Alaska's Energy Desk | Interior | Politics | State Government

Interior race between political veterans could shape Alaska Senate

November 3, 2016 by Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk

North Pole Republican John Coghill, faces a challenge from Luke Hopkins, a Democrat and former mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The race hinges on how each candidate would approach the state’s budget crisis.

Alaska's Energy Desk | Politics | Southcentral

For Trump volunteer, Clinton presidency raises fears of ‘last days’

October 28, 2016 by Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk

Ward is a longtime activist in Republican politics, but she says Donald Trump is the first presidential candidate she’s worked for since Pat Buchanan’s primary run in 1996.